document.write( "Question 249377: a rectangle is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. if each dimension is increased by the same number of feet, a new rectangle is formed whose area is 39 square feet more then the area of the original rectangele. by how many feet was each dimension increased? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #181671 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! AREA=6*4=24 FT^2 \n" ); document.write( "39+24=(6+X)(4+X) \n" ); document.write( "63=24+10X+X^2 \n" ); document.write( "X62+10X+24-63 \n" ); document.write( "X^2+10X-39=0 \n" ); document.write( "(X+13)(X-3)=0 \n" ); document.write( "X-3=0 \n" ); document.write( "X=3 FT. ANS. FOR THE INCREASE IN LENGTH & WIDTH. \n" ); document.write( "pROOF: \n" ); document.write( "63=(6+3)(4+3) \n" ); document.write( "63=9*7 \n" ); document.write( "63=63 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |