SOLUTION: Helping with homework and this one has us stumped, any help is appreciated. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 11cm squ

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Question 863024: Helping with homework and this one has us stumped, any help is appreciated.
The length of a rectangle is 9 cm less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 11cm squared, find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = 2W - 9
L*W = 11
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W*(2W-9) = 11
2W%5E2+-+9W+-+11+=+0
(2W - 11)*(W + 1) = 0
W = -1 Ignore
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W = 11/2
L = 2