SOLUTION: A rectangle of a plot of ground is 20 feet longer then it is wide. if its area is 12,000 square feet, which equation will help you find its dimensions?

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Question 616581: A rectangle of a plot of ground is 20 feet longer then it is wide. if its area is 12,000 square feet, which equation will help you find its dimensions?
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Either



where the positive root will give you the width or



where the positive root will give you the length.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rectangle of a plot of ground is 20 feet longer then it is wide. if its area is 12,000 square feet, which equation will help you find its dimensions?
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Area = L*W = 12000
L = W + 20