SOLUTION: A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 2 feet shorter than the length. The area of the rectangle is 63 square feet. Find the length of the rectangle. Feet =

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Question 1056235: A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 2 feet shorter than the length. The area of the rectangle is 63 square feet. Find the length of the rectangle.
Feet =

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is,

and

Substituting,



Only one solution is positive,


So then,


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