SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 2 more than twice its width. if the area of the rectangle is 24 sq meters find its dimension

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Question 887042: the length of a rectangle is 2 more than twice its width. if the area of the rectangle is 24 sq meters find its dimension
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L=2w+2 and wL=24.
w%282w%2B2%29=24
w%28w%2B1%29=12
w%5E2%2Bw-12=0
highlight_green%28%28w-3%29%28w%2B4%29=0%29 and the rest you should be no struggle.