document.write( "Question 245435: The width of a rectangle is 1 foot less than the length. The area is 2 feet squared. Find the lenght and width. \n" ); document.write( "
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The width of a rectangle is 1 foot less than the length. The area is 2 feet squared. Find the length and width.
\n" ); document.write( "What is the formula for area of a rectangle?
\n" ); document.write( "Length*width=area
\n" ); document.write( "L*W=A
\n" ); document.write( "L*W=2
\n" ); document.write( "W=L-1
\n" ); document.write( "substitute L-1 for W
\n" ); document.write( "L*(L-1)=2
\n" ); document.write( "L^2-1L=2
\n" ); document.write( "so the width is 1 and the length is 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1*2=2\r
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