SOLUTION: If the area of the rectangular is 645ft and the length is 12ft larger than the width find its length and its width. please solve in step by step.

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Question 174348: If the area of the rectangular is 645ft and the length is 12ft larger than the width find its length and its width. please solve in step by step.
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If the area of the rectangular is 645ft and the length is 12ft larger than the width find its length and its width. please solve in step by step.
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Let w = width
then
w+12 = length
.
w(w+12) = 645
w^2+12w = 645
w^2+12w-645 = 0
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Solving via the quadratic equation yields:
w = {20.096, -32.096}
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Toss out the negative solution we are left with:
width = 20.096 feet
length = 20.096+12 = 32.096 feet
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Details of quadratic follows:
Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:



For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

Discriminant d=2724 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: .




Quadratic expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: 20.0959767013998, -32.0959767013998. Here's your graph:
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