SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 7 inches shorter than the length. Find the width of the rectangle if the area is 98 square inches
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Question 404866: The width of a rectangle is 7 inches shorter than the length. Find the width of the rectangle if the area is 98 square inches
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the width of the rectangle is x inches, then the length is (x+7)
The area of the rectangle is , W- width, L-length
So the area is
Equation
or Extraneous root of the equation
The width is 7 inches, then the length is inches
Answer 7 inches and 14 inches
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