SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 more than the width. The area is 88 square feet. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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Question 957264: The length of a rectangle is 3 more than the width. The area is 88 square feet. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle,





Only the positive solution makes sense here.


Then,


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