document.write( "Question 95532: The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than 4 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 80 cm2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #69574 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! width=x \n" ); document.write( "length=5+4x \n" ); document.write( "(x)(5+4x)=80 \n" ); document.write( "5x+4x^2-80=0 \n" ); document.write( "4x^2+5x-80=0 \n" ); document.write( "using the quadratic equation we get; \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5+-sqrt[5^2-4*4*-80])/2*4 \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5+-sqrt[25+1280])/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5+-sqrt[1305])/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5+-36.125)/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5+36.125)/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5+36.125)/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=31.125/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=3.89 answer. \n" ); document.write( "x=(-5-36.125)/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=-41.125/8 \n" ); document.write( "x=-5.14 answer.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |