3 years ago

The length of a rectangle is 7 more than its width. The area of the rectangle is 120. Solve for the length and the width.

Mathematics

2 answers:

klio [65]3 years ago

8 0

Length times width times height

hichkok12 [17]3 years ago

5 0

L = w + 7
W = w
A = L * W
120 = w(w+7)
120 = w^2 + 7w
Subtract 120 from both sides.
w^2 + 7w - 120 = 0
Factor
(w + 15)(w - 8) = 0
Set each factor equal to zero.
w = -15, w= 8
Cannot be -15 so w = 8
Length = 15
Width = 8

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