SOLUTION: If a rectangle has a width that is 12 cm less than the length and the area is 64cm 2, find the length and width using a polynomial equation.

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Question 868144: If a rectangle has a width that is 12 cm less than the length and the area is 64cm 2, find the length and width using a polynomial equation.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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w and L,
w=-12%2BL, and wL=64.
Substitute.
%28L-12%29L=64