SOLUTION: 2.The area of a rectangular tabletop is 6 square feet. If the width is 2 feet shorter than the length, then what are the dimensions? (You will need to use either completing the s

Question 439435: 2.The area of a rectangular tabletop is 6 square feet. If the width is 2 feet shorter than the length, then what are the dimensions? (You will need to use either completing the square or the quadratic formula. Round your answers with a calculator to 2 decimal places)

Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the length = x feet, then the width is: x-2 feet, and the area is:
, set this equation to zero: , solving this
quadratic function by factoring: or
=> , we select the positive root:
, approximately x=3.65 feet.
Answer:The length is 3.65 feet and the width is 3.65-2=1.65 feet.
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