SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 1 m less than twice its width and the area of the rectangle is 78m^2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 611731: The length of a rectangle is 1 m less than twice its width and the area of the rectangle is 78m^2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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\ =\ 78)
Solve the quadratic by factoring. Discard any negative root (who ever heard of a rectangle with a negative width?)
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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