SOLUTION: A rectangle's width is 5 feet less than its length. If the area of the rectangle is 546 square feet, what is its length, in feet?
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Question 762508: A rectangle's width is 5 feet less than its length. If the area of the rectangle is 546 square feet, what is its length, in feet?
Answer by kibauu(44) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we say that
length = l
width = l-5 ---> cuz the width is 5 feet less than its length
rectangle = length x width
or we can say
so, you can find the value of l
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