document.write( "Question 843686: the length of a rectangle is 4 less than twice its width. the area is 70 square inches. find the dimensions of the rectangle
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document.write( "Hi,  Previously Posted
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document.write( "the length of a rectangle is 4 less than twice its width 
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document.write( "A =  = (2x-4)x = 70 in^2
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document.write( "        2x^2 - 4x - 70 = 0
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document.write( "    (2x+ 10)(x -7 ) = 0  x = 7    (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( " width is 7in and length is 10in \n" );
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