SOLUTION: The area of a rectangular picture frame is 112cm squared. If the frame is 6 centimeters longer than it is wide, what are the length and width of the picture frame?

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Question 915897: The area of a rectangular picture frame is 112cm squared. If the frame is 6 centimeters longer than it is wide, what are the length and width of the picture frame?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
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Lw = 112cm^2
L = (w+6)
........
(w+6)w = 112
w^2 + 6w -112 = 0 (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
(w + 14)(w - 8) = 0
w = 8cm and L = 14cm
And..checking

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