SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is four feet more than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 160 square feet, its length is _____ feet?

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Question 950339: The length of a rectangle is four feet more than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 160 square feet, its length is _____ feet?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle,







Since we're only interested in the positive solution,

So then,



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The length of a rectangle is four feet more than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 160 square feet, its length is _____ feet?
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