SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 meters less than twice the width, and the area of the rectangle is 52 m^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 meters less than twice the width, and the area of the rectangle is 52 m^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 872431: The length of a rectangle is 5 meters less than twice the width, and the area of the rectangle is 52 m^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L=-5+2w and wL=52. You will make a quadratic equation to first solve for w, initially through substitution for L.
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