SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 square greater than the width. If each dimension is increased by 3 the new area will be 33 square inches larger. Find the dimensions of the original

Question 1088208: The length of a rectangle is 4 square greater than the width. If each dimension is increased by 3 the new area will be 33 square inches larger. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

For a rectangle,

So,

Substituting from above,

So then,

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