SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2 feet less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 100 feet, what is the width? Type in the larger of your two answers, to the nearest h
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Question 1010303: The length of a rectangle is 2 feet less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 100 feet, what is the width? Type in the larger of your two answers, to the nearest hundredth. Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area A = LW = 100. We also have
L = 2W - 2
Substituting we get
(2W - 2)W = 100
2W^2 - 2W = 100
W^2 - W - 50 = 0
Using the quadratic formula we find that
W = 7.59 feet
