SOLUTION: The height of a photograph is 40 cm greater than the width, and the area of the photograph is 896 cm2 What is the height of the photograph?

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Question 1003320: The height of a photograph is 40 cm greater than the width, and the area of the photograph
is 896 cm2 What is the height of the photograph?

Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let w=the width of the photograph. Then:
w(w+40)=896
w^2+40w-896=0
(w+56)(w-16)=0
w=16,-56
The width is 16cm, the height is 56cm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!