SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 ft more than its width. If the length is increased by 2 ft, the area of the rectangle is increased by 10 ft.
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Question 1003992: The length of a rectangle is 4 ft more than its width. If the length is increased by 2 ft, the area of the rectangle is increased by 10 ft.
Pls help me in answering this geometry problem Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the length and width, L and W.
From the facts they give us, we have
L = W + 4
and, since area A = LW,
(L + 2)W = LW + 10
This gives
LW + 2W = LW + 10
2W = 10
W = 5 ft and then
L = 9 ft
