document.write( "Question 75929: A rectangle is 6 meters longer than it is wide. The area fo the rectangle is 315 sqaure meters. Find the length. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #54512 by checkley75(3666)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! area=l*w \n" ); document.write( "315=x*(x+6) \n" ); document.write( "315=x^2+6x \n" ); document.write( "x^2+6x-315=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-15)(x+21)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x-15=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=15 answer for the short side \n" ); document.write( "15+6=21 for the long side \n" ); document.write( "proof \n" ); document.write( "15*21=315 \n" ); document.write( "315=315\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |