Question 358404: The length of a rectangle is five more than twice its
width. The area of the rectangle is 52 sqm. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle. Found 2 solutions by mananth, sudhanshu_kmr:Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let width be x
length = 2x+5
area = 52 m^2
Area = L*W
x(2x+5)=52
2x^2+5x=52
2x^2+5x-52=0
2x^2-8x+13x-52=0
2x(x-4)+13(x-4)=0
(x-4)(2x+13)=0
x=4 x = -6.5(ignore)
width = 4
length = 2x+5 = 13
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