SOLUTION: What are the dimensions of a rectangular shaped loading platform with an area of 250 m squared if the length is 2 more than twice the width?

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Question 1002664: What are the dimensions of a rectangular shaped loading platform with an area of 250 m squared if the length is 2 more than twice the width?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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w and L dimensions


L=2w%2B2
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wL=250
w%282w%2B2%29=250
2w%5E2%2B2w=250
w%5E2%2Bw=125
w%5E2%2Bw-125=0

w=%28-1%2B-+sqrt%281%2B4%2A125%29%29%2F2
w=%28-1%2Bsqrt%28501%29%29%2F2-----Use this to find L.