SOLUTION: The area of rectangle is 120. If one side is 2 longer than the other side eWhatis the perimeter of the rectangle?

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Question 993023: The area of rectangle is 120. If one side is 2 longer than the other side eWhatis the perimeter of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sides or dimensions may be x and x+2, so the area is x%28x%2B2%29=120. Can you do the rest? Quadratic equation in x.