SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 in. more than its width. If 2 in. are taken from the length and added to the width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 192 in.^2. What are t
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Question 696240: The length of a rectangle is 4 in. more than its width. If 2 in. are taken from the length and added to the width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 192 in.^2. What are the dimensions of the original figure?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The square root of 192 is 
, so the original length must have been 
and the width 
John
Egw to Beta kai to Sigma
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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