document.write( "Question 327025: the area of a rectangle is 315 cm squared. the length is 6 centimeters more than the width. have to find the dimensions of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #234185 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let width be x \n" ); document.write( "length = x+6 \n" ); document.write( "Area of triangle = L*W \n" ); document.write( "x(x+6)=315 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+6x=315 \n" ); document.write( "add-315 to both sides \n" ); document.write( "x^2+6x-315=315-315 \n" ); document.write( "x^+6x-315=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+21x-15x-315=0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x+21)-15(x+21)=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x+21)(x-15)=0 \n" ); document.write( "so x = 15 OR -21 \n" ); document.write( "ignore negative value \n" ); document.write( "width = 15 \n" ); document.write( "length = 21 \n" ); document.write( " |