SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 35 ft^2, and the length is 8 feet less than three times the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? Length? Width?

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Question 996778: The area of a rectangle is 35 ft^2, and the length is 8 feet less than three times the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Length?
Width?
Answer by anand429(138) About Me  (Show Source):
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length*width = 35 ft^2
(3w-8)*w =35
=> 3w%5E2-8w-35+=+0
=>%28w-5%29%2A%283w%2B7%29+=+0
=> w = 5 (since w can not be negative
So width = 5 ft
and length = 7 ft