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.
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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.
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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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