SOLUTION: A rectangles length is 13 meters more than 3 times its width. The area is 10 square meters. What is the width?

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Question 733223: A rectangles length is 13 meters more than 3 times its width. The area is 10 square meters. What is the width?
Answer by sachi(548) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the width=x m
as per question legth=3x+13
the area=x(3x+13)=10
or 3x^2+13x-10=0
or 3x^2+15x-2x-10=0
or 3x(x-5)-2(x-5)=0
or (x-5)(3x-2)=0
or x=5 or 2/3 m ans