SOLUTION: if the length of a rectangle is 3 feet greater than the width and it has an area of 28 square feet, what are its dimensions?
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Question 270911: if the length of a rectangle is 3 feet greater than the width and it has an area of 28 square feet, what are its dimensions?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L=W+3 and LW=28
then
find 2 #'s that multiply together to get -28 and add together to get +3
W=-7,4 since the area cant be negative,
L=W+3
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