SOLUTION: A rectangle is 8 cm longer than it is wide. If the width is increased by 3 cm and the length is decreased by 3 cm, the area is increased by 4 cm2. Find the dimensions of the origin

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Question 330060: A rectangle is 8 cm longer than it is wide. If the width is increased by 3 cm and the length is decreased by 3 cm, the area is increased by 4 cm2. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle.
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The original dimensions of the rectangle area W by W%2B8.
A1=W%28W%2B8%29
The new rectangle is W%2B3 by W%2B8-3 or W%2B3 by W%2B5.
A2=%28W%2B3%29%28W%2B5%29
and
A2=A1%2B5
%28W%2B3%29%28W%2B5%29=W%28W%2B8%29%2B5
W%5E2%2B8W%2B15=W%5E2%2B8W%2B5
15=5
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