document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304636>Question 304636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the area of a rectangle is 48 and the length is 4 less than twice the width,what is the measure of the width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L=2W-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(2W-4)W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=2W^2-4W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2-4W-48=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(W^2-2W-24)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(W-6)(W+4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W-6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=6 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=2*6-4=12-4=8 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(2*6-4)6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=(12-4)6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=8*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=48 </SPAN>\n" );
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