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soldier1979 [14.2K]
3 years ago
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A rectangle has a length of 12 yards less than 3 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 135 square yards, find the len

gth of the rectangle.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Aleonysh [2.5K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The length is 15 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent the width with W and length with L: So

Area = 135yd^2

L=3W - 12

Required

Determine the length of the rectangle:

Area is calculated as thus:

Area = L * W

Substitute 3W - 12 for L and 135 for Area

135= (3W - 12) * W

135= 3W^2 - 12W

Reorder:

3W^2 - 12W - 135= 0

Divide through by 3

W^2 - 4W - 45 = 0

Expand:

W^2  - 9W + 5W - 45 = 0

W(W  - 9) + 5(W - 9) = 0

(W + 5)(W-9) = 0

W + 5 = 0 or W - 9 = 0

W = -5 or W = 9

But width can't be negative

So:

W = 9

Recall that: L=3W - 12

L = 3 * 9 - 12

L = 15

<em>Hence, the length 15 yards</em>

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