Hi,



Let x represent  the width

(x+3cm)x = 28cm^2

 x^2 + 3x -28 = 0   (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)

(x+7)(x-4) = 0 , x = 4cm, the width.  The length is 7cm 

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