document.write( "Question 915897: The area of a rectangular picture frame is 112cm squared. If the frame is 6 centimeters longer than it is wide, what are the length and width of the picture frame? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #555816 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Lw = 112cm^2
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document.write( "L = (w+6)
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document.write( "(w+6)w = 112
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document.write( "w^2 + 6w -112 = 0  (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( "(w + 14)(w - 8) = 0
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document.write( "w = 8cm  and L = 14cm 
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document.write( "And..checking
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