Answer:
width: 5.5 yd; length: 8 yd
Step-by-step explanation:
Let w represent the width of the rectangle in yards. Then 2w-3 is the length and the area is the product of length and width:
w(2w-3) = 44
2w^2 -3w -44 = 0 . . . . put the equation into standard form
(w+4)(2w -11) = 0 . . . . . factor the equation
w = -4 or 11/2 . . . . . . . . the negative solution is extraneous
Then the length is 2·(11/2) -3 = 8.
The width of the rectangle is 5.5 yards; the length is 8 yards.
