In situations such as this one, why not look up the technical vocabulary, so that you can be sure of its meaning? I did that and found that my recollection of "inconsistent equations" was correct.
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Answer: Let length = 2x + 3
Let width = x
Area = 54 ft2
length × width = Area
x(2x + 3) = 54
2x2 + 3x = 54
2x2 + 3x - 54 = 0
(2x - 9)(x + 6) = 0
x = 9/2 and x = -6
x = 4.5 and x = -6
We accept x = 4.5 because length cannot be a negative value. Substituting this value into the dimensions:
width = 4.5 ft
length = 2(4.5) + 3 = 9 + 3 = 12 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the x-int., let y = 0 and solve for x: 13x = 6, so x = 6/13: (6/13, 0)
To find the y-int., let x =0 and read off the y-int: (0, -6)
The second one because the second one equals to 12 while all the other equal to 6