SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 1260m^2 Find the dimensions of the rectangle if we know that one side is 48 m longer than three times the other side

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Question 968493: The area of a rectangle is 1260m^2 Find the dimensions of the rectangle if we know that one side is 48 m longer than three times the other side
Answer by sumairazzaq(1)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = 1260 m^2
Area = L*W = 1260 .......1
Condition
L = 48 + 3W
Put in 1
(48+3W)W=1260
(16+W)W=420
W^2+W-420 =0
W=14, -30
Length is alwys +ve
So W=14
L =90

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