SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 20. The length is 3 less than the twice the width. Find the length and width.

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Question 330824: The area of a rectangle is 20. The length is 3 less than the twice the width. Find the length and width.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is,

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Substituting,



Only positive W makes sense in this problem.


Then



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