SOLUTION: How do you find x when a rectangles sides are
Length= x
Width= x+13
And the area is 285cm^2
I get it set up to
X(x+13) = 285cm^2
X^2 + 13x = 285cm^2
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Length= x
Width= x+13
And the area is 285cm^2
I get it set up to
X(x+13) = 285cm^2
X^2 + 13x = 285cm^2
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Question 845911: How do you find x when a rectangles sides are
Length= x
Width= x+13
And the area is 285cm^2
I get it set up to
X(x+13) = 285cm^2
X^2 + 13x = 285cm^2 Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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