SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 8cm more than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 90 cm2,find the dimensions. lockhart

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Question 384604: the length of a rectangle is 8cm more than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 90 cm2,find the dimensions.

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Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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Let represent the width. Then must represent the width. The area of a rectangle is the product of the width and the length, so:

This doesn't factor, so use the quadratic formula:

Since we are looking for a positive measure of length, discard the negative root.

Then adding 8 to get the length:

Multiplying the two values to check that the product is indeed 90 is left as an exercise for the student.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 8cm more than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 90 cm2,find the dimensions. lockhart_barbara@sbcglobal.net