document.write( "Question 393516: the width of a rectangle is 5 inches less than its length, and the area is 14 square inches. what are the length and width of a rectangle \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #279287 by richard1234(7193) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Since the factorization of 14 is 7*2, we can conclude that the length is 7 and the width is 2 (as it satisfies the condition already). Or, we could just use $\"w%28w%2B5%29+=+14\"$ and solve via factoring or the quadratic formula. \n" ); document.write( "

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