SOLUTION: The area of the front cover of a daily journal is 273cm squared, and the length is 8cm greater than the width. What are the dimensions of the cover?
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Question 459845: The area of the front cover of a daily journal is 273cm squared, and the length is 8cm greater than the width. What are the dimensions of the cover?
Answer by emargo19(101) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the width be x
So the length be x+8
Lets use the quadratic formula
The width is 13cm
The length=-21cm
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