Question 138316
let x="side of square"


"The width of the rectangle is 2 centimeters more than the lenght of a side of the square"
__ x+2


"the lenght of the rectangle is 2 centimeters more than it width" __ x+2+2 __ x+4


64=(x)(x)+(x+2)(x+4) __ 64=x^2+x^2+6x+8 __ dividing by 2 __ 32=x^2+3x+4


subtracting 32 __ 0=x^2+3x-28 __ factoring __ 0=(x+7)(x-4)


x=-7 and x=4 __ negative value not realistic