SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2x-3. The width is x+3. Find the area of the rectangle and solve for x.

Question 1069380: The length of a rectangle is 2x-3. The width is x+3. Find the area of the rectangle and solve for x.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You either must be given the area, or you need to assign a variable to it; then you can solve for x.

If your value for A makes the equation factorable, then use factoring to solve. Otherwise, use general solution for quadratic equation:

, from which one of the x values might not be acceptable but the other will be.
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