SOLUTION: the lenth of a rectangle is 6 inches more than its width. If 3 inches are taken from the length and added to the width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 169 square inche

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Question 623805: the lenth of a rectangle is 6 inches more than its width. If 3 inches are taken from the length and added to the width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 169 square inches.What are the dimensions of the original figure?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt 169=13
13+3=16
13-3=10
10 wide, 16 long