SOLUTION: the area of a rectangle is 12 square inches. length is 5 more than twice the width. find the length and the width
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Question 846781: the area of a rectangle is 12 square inches. length is 5 more than twice the width. find the length and the width
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the area of a rectangle is 12 square inches. length is 5 more than twice the width. find the length and the width
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Let x = width
"length is 5 more than twice the width" so 2x+5 is the length
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Toss the negative solution. A negative width makes no sense at all.
So the width is inches, inches or inches
and the length is 8 inches
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