SOLUTION: a rectangle with an area of 80cm^2 has a width that is three more than one half its length. What is the width of the rectangle?
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Question 870797: a rectangle with an area of 80cm^2 has a width that is three more than one half its length. What is the width of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w for width, L for length.
Your description in symbols is and . Use these to form an equation in just ONE variable, and solve for that variable; this will be a quadratic equation. Use the found value of this variable to compute the other variable.
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