SOLUTION: Hello I need help with my homework. Can you please explain how to solve this word problem The length of a rectangle is 3 m less than twice the width, and the area of the

Question 961525: Hello I need help with my homework. Can you please explain how to solve this word problem
The length of a rectangle is

3 m
less than twice the width, and the area of the rectangle is

65 m^2
. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the length of a rectangle be and the width

if is less than twice the width ,we have

and if the area of the rectangle is , then
....substitute for
.............solve for

.......since this is a width, we need only positive solution

now find the length

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