Question 1017898: The lenght of a reactangle is 9 cm more than four times the width. The area of the rectangle is 198 cm2. Find the lenght and width Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, KMST:Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there,
Make width = x
Length = (4x + 9)
Area = Width x Length
198 = x(4x + 9)
198 = 4x^2 + 9x
4x^2 + 9x - 198 = 0
(4x + 33)(x - 6) = 0
4x + 33 = 0
4x = -33
x = -33/4 (Disregard as negative)
x - 6 = 0
x = 6
Width = 6 cm
Length = 33 cm
Area = 6 x 33 = 198 cm^2
Hope this helps :-)
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Once we have ,
we can find the answer the fifth grader's way,
much to the dismay of the algebra teacher who wants to see quadratic equations mentioned.
We can just list factors of , ,
and look for a product pair that could be . is too far down because .
Could it be that ?
If , then .
So, ;
the length is 33cm and the width is 6cm.
