SOLUTION: A rectangular game board's long side is 2 in. longer than the short side. The area of the board is 288 in^2 Find the dimensions of the game board.

Question 1017417: A rectangular game board's long side is 2 in. longer than the short side. The area of the board is 288 in^2
Find the dimensions of the game board.
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's one way to do it:
Area = length x width
You're given the area and the sides
288 = (x+2) * x
288 = x^2 + 2x
x^2 + 2x - 288 = 0
Factor
x = -18, 16
Ignore the negative since the measurement can't be negative.
The sides are 18 length and 16 width
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