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The area of a rectangle is 495 square inches. The length is 3 more than twice the width. Find the length and the width.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=width
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3=length
\n" ); document.write( "area=length*width
\n" ); document.write( "495=x(2x+3)
\n" ); document.write( "2x^2+3x-495=0
\n" ); document.write( "(x-15)(x+33)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=-33(reject)
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "x=15
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3=33
\n" ); document.write( "..
\n" ); document.write( "width=15 inches
\n" ); document.write( "length=33 inches \n" ); document.write( "

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