SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is 5 less than twice its length. If the area of the rectangle is 183 cm2, what is the length of the diagonal?

Question 1125429: The width of a rectangle is 5 less than twice its length. If the area of the rectangle is 183 cm2, what is the length of the diagonal?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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length x
width 2x-5
area 183
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---------"length" of rectangle
---------"width" of rectangle
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The diagonal,

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