document.write( "Question 911245: The length of a rectangle is 5 inches more than its width . If the area of a rectangle is 266 square inches, what is its length? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #552946 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "A = Lw
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document.write( "(w+5)w = 266in^2
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document.write( "w^2 + 5w -266 = 0
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document.write( "(w + 19)(w-14) = 0 (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( "w = 14in and L = 19in 
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document.write( " And...checking
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document.write( "14in(19in) = 266in^2 \n" );
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