width = 7
length = 10
Step-by-step explanation:
solve for the one letter that gets talked about the most
which is w or width
width = w
length = 3 + w
2 inch border means
width = w + 2
length = 3 + w + 2
area = length times width
area = ( 3 + w + 2 ) times (w + 2 )
108 = ( 3 + w + 2 ) times (w + 2 )
108 = ( w + 5 ) times (w + 2 )
( w + 5 ) times (w + 2 ) = 108
w^2 + 7w +10 = 108
w^2 + 7w - 98 = 0
going to make w = x
x^2+7x-98=0
(x-7)(x+14)
x = 7
x = -14
w=7
w= -14
cant have a negative measurement so w=7 is used
width = w
length = 3 + w
width = 7
length = 3 + 7 = 10
