SOLUTION: Kay wants a rectangular area in the greenhouse reserved for African Violets. She says the width of the area must be one foot less than the length. She also tells me the area must

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Question 238099: Kay wants a rectangular area in the greenhouse reserved for African Violets. She says the width of the area must be one foot less than the length. She also tells me the area must be at least 12 square feet. What widths would satisfy Kay's requirements?
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Let represent the width. Then the length must be . Since the area is the length times the width,



Anything equal to or larger than the positive root of:




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