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A rectangular parking lot has a length that is 6 yards greater than the width. The area of the parking lot is 160 square ya
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A rectangular parking lot has a length that is 6 yards greater than the width. The area of the parking lot is 160 square yards. Find length and width
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of the rectangle is 160 square yards, so if 
is the length, and 
is the width, we can write 
.
But since we know that the length is 6 yards greater that the width, we can say 
Substituting, we get:
\ =\ 160)
which is to say
Solve the factorable quadratic for . The lesser root will be the width and the greater root will be the length.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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