SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 560 square inches.The length is 3 more than twice the width.Find the length and the width. Let L be the length and let be W be the width.The length is

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Question 1121412: The area of a rectangle is 560 square inches.The length is 3 more than twice the width.Find the length and the width.
Let L be the length and let be W be the width.The length is 3 more than twice the width
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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L and w
length and width

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2w%5E2%2B3w-560=0

w=%28-3%2B67%29%2F4-------general solution formula for quadratic equation applied

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