document.write( "Question 957264: The length of a rectangle is 3 more than the width. The area is 88 square feet. Find the length and width of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #584918 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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For a rectangle,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=L%2AW\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=W%2B3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28W%2B3%29W=88\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W%5E2%2B3W-88=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28W%2B11%29%28W-8%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Only the positive solution makes sense here.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W-8=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=8\"$ $\"ft\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=8%2B3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=11\"$ $\"ft\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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