SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 1 more than the side of a square and the width of the rectangle is 1 less than the side of the square. If the area of the rectangle is 35, find the len

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Question 631488: The length of a rectangle is 1 more than the side of a square and the width of the rectangle is 1 less than the side of the square. If the area of the rectangle is 35, find the length of the side of the square
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Hi,

The length of a rectangle is 1 more than the sidehighlight%28x%29 of a square

 and the width of the rectangle is 1 less than the sidehighlight%28x%29 of the square. 

If the area of the rectangle is 35 ⇒ 

(x+1)(x-1) = 35

 x^2 - 1 = 35 

    x^2 = 36 

x+=+6  (tossing out negative solution for unit measure) 



and...

 7%2A5+=+35