document.write( "Question 687530: please explain me in rectangle the length is one more than breadth, the area is 72sq.units what is the lenth
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Algebra.Com's Answer #425204 by Stitch(470)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area = Length * Breadth \n" ); document.write( "A = L * B \n" ); document.write( "And we know that L = B + 1 \n" ); document.write( "And that the area is 72\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the area equation: \n" ); document.write( "72 = L * B \n" ); document.write( "Substitute (B+1) in for L \n" ); document.write( "72 = (B + 1) * B \n" ); document.write( "Simplify \n" ); document.write( "72 = B^2 + B \n" ); document.write( "Set the equation equal to zero\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now you can use the quadratic equation. \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note that you can not have a negative value for the answer. So B = 8 \n" ); document.write( "Now plug 8 in for B in the L = B + 1 equation \n" ); document.write( "L = 8 + 1 \n" ); document.write( " |