SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is one more than six times the width. the area is two feet squared. find the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 1054121: the length of a rectangle is one more than six times the width. the area is two feet squared. find the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=1%2B6W
A=L%2AW=2
Substituting,
%281%2B6W%29W=2
W%2B6W%5E2=2
6W%5E2%2BW-2=0
%282W-1%29%283W%2B2%29=0
Only positive W values are allowed.
2W-1=0
2W=1
W=1%2F2ft
So then,
L=1%2B6%281%2F2%29
L=1%2B3
L=4ft