SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 11 units less than the length. If the area is 60 square units, then find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Question 1066959: The width of a rectangle is 11 units less than the length. If the area is 60 square units, then find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The width of a rectangle is 11 units less than the length. If the area is 60 square units, then find the dimensions of the rectangle.
length = x
width = x-11
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Area = x(x-11) = 60
x^2-11x-60 = 0
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(x-15)(x+4) = 0
Positive solution::
length = x = 15 units
width = x-11 = 4 units
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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