SOLUTION: If a retangle is 204 sq m and its length is 5m more that its width what are the length of its sides

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Question 1016121: If a retangle is 204 sq m and its length is 5m more that its width what are the length of its sides
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = W+5
204 = (W)(W+5)
W^2+5W-204=0
(W+17)(W-12)=0
W = -17 or 12
Width is 12, Length is 17. (We discard W=-17, can't use the negative number)