SOLUTION: Lenght of a rectangle is 1 unit more than it's width. The area of this rectangle is 30 square units. What are the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 487560: Lenght of a rectangle is 1 unit more than it's width.
The area of this rectangle is 30 square units.
What are the dimensions of the rectangle

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 units by 6 units. You can do this by noting that 30 = 5*6, or by doing it the longer way by letting x(x+1) = 30 and solving via factoring.