SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 60 square inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 872832: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 60 square inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w = width
L = length
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L=w+7 and wL=60 transcribed from description.
w%28w%2B7%29=60
w%5E2%2B7w=60
w%5E2%2B7w-60=0
%28w-5%29%28w%2B12%29=0
The sensible solution for this is highlight%28w=5%29.
highlight%28L=12%29.