document.write( "Question 361068: The length of a rectangle is 2 less than 3 times the width. Find the dimensions if the area is 65 square meters \n" ); document.write( "

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l = 3w - 2. Then A =lw, or (3w-2)w = 65.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"3w%5E2-2w+-65=0\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283w%2B13%29%28w-5%29+=+0\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w+=+-13%2F3\"$ , or $\"w+=+5\"$ . We eliminate the first value. Therefore, the width is 5 meters and length is 13 meters. \n" ); document.write( "

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