SOLUTION: The Length of a rectangular label is three times its width. If the length is decreased by 1 while the width stayed the same, the area of the new label would be 44 square centimeter
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: The Length of a rectangular label is three times its width. If the length is decreased by 1 while the width stayed the same, the area of the new label would be 44 square centimeters. Find the original length and the width of the label.
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let W=width of label
Then Length(L)=3W
Length decreased by DISABLED_event_one= 3W-1
Area(A)=L*W
In this problem, W=W and L=(3W-1), So:
A=W(3W-1)=44 get rid of parens (distributive law)
3W^2-W=44 subtract 44 from both sides
3W^2-W-44=44-44 collect like terms
quadratic in standard form and it can be factored:
(Note: How did I know that it could be factored??? First, I calculated
and found it to be or which tells me that it can probably be factored. Next, I commenced evaluating the possible factors (a total of eight possibilities) until I found the one that worked.)
, so:
----------------------disregard negative value for width
and:
cm------------------width
cm--------------------------original length
CK
4*(12-1)=44
4*11=44
44=44
Hope this helps----ptaylor
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