SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 1yd more than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 45yd^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 762706: The length of a rectangle is 1yd more than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 45yd^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Area is . But , so . If then:



Put the quadratic into standard form and solve for . Discard the absurd negative root. Then calculate

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