SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is two meters longer than 3 times the width. If the area of the rectangle is 85 meters, set up and solve a quadratic equation to find the dimensions of th

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Question 763752: The length of a rectangle is two meters longer than 3 times the width. If the area of the rectangle is 85 meters, set up and solve a quadratic equation to find the dimensions of the rectangle. Help me set up the equation?
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Not possible for the area to be 85 meters.

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