document.write( "Question 833725: The length of a rectangle is 2m more than 3 times its width. If the area is 20m squared, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest hundreth of a metre.\r
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document.write( "I have tried:\r
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document.write( "A = l x w
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document.write( "A = (3x + 2) x\r
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document.write( "I continued trying to solve x despite the fact that I know you can only have one variable when you are trying to fing it and, as expected, I got nowhere. Please help? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #502720 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! w is for width \n" ); document.write( "L is for length, using UPPER CASE so we do not confuse with the digit, \"one\". \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Maybe those two translated, simultaneous equations are what you need to take an effective path to a solution. \n" ); document.write( " |