document.write( "Question 1049075: A rectangle’s short side is two feet less than the long side. Its area is 24. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #664699 by hussamuddin(51) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$\"area=length%2Abreadth\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"24=x%28x-2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2-2x-24=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "then solve this quadratic equation using a calculator or by using this formula:-
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-%28-2%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-2%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-24%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=+6+or+-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "so we will only consider 6 as -4 is a negative digit and length and breadth cannot be negative.
\n" ); document.write( "length = x = 6 and breadth = x-2 = 4 \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );