document.write( "Question 126055: A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. A second rectangle is 5 centimenters longer and 2 centimeters wider than the first. The area of the second rectangle is 270 square centimeters greater than the first. What are the deminsions of the original rectangle?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #92442 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x=width, so 4x=length\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x+2)(4x+5)=(x)(4x)+270 __ 4x^2+13x+10=4x^2+270\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "13x=260 \n" ); document.write( " |