Question

The  length of a rectangle is 2 less than twice its width. The area is 144 squared centimeters. Which quadratic equation in standard form correctly models the situation, where w represents the width of the rectangle

Answer 1

Answer:

w² - w - 72 = 0

Step-by-step explanation:

l = 2w - 2

A = 144

A = l * w

A = (2w - 2)w

144 = 2w² - 2w

0 = 2w² - 2w - 144

2w² - 2w - 144 = 0 (divide all by 2)

w² - w - 72 = 0

Answer 2

Answer:

W^2-W-72=0

Step-by-step explanation:

L=2W-2

A=(2W-2)W

2W^2-2W-144=0 divide by 2

W^2-W-72=0