SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 times its width. The area is 86 square meters. Find the length of the rectangle. (Show your solution using Quadratic Equation)

Question 353842: The length of a rectangle is 5 times its width. The area is 86 square meters. Find the length of the rectangle. (Show your solution using Quadratic Equation)
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi,
Let x represent the width. Then 5x would be the length.
Area of rectangle = l*w
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question states:

x is +-4.148

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