Question

A rectangle has a length that is 5 inches greater than its width, and its area is 104 square inches. The equation (x + 5)x = 104 represents the situation, where x represents the width of the rectangle. (x + 5)x = 104 x2 + 5x – 104 = 0 Determine the solutions of the equation. What solution makes sense for the situation? x = What are the dimensions of the rectangle? width =inches length =inches

Answer 1

 x=8, the width is 8 inches, and the length is 13 inches. Hope you guys are having a fabulous day:)

Answer 2

Length would be 13 and width would be 8