SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 8 units greater than its width. Find the dimensions when its area is 105 square units.

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Question 1147597: The length of a rectangle is 8 units greater than its width. Find the dimensions when its area is 105 square units.
Answer by ikleyn(52752) About Me  (Show Source):
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105 = 15*7.     3 second to guess.


You can also solve it using Algebra,


via equation  x*(x+8) = 105.