We have a rectangle with length L that is 3 inches more than the width W. Then we can write this as:

The area of the rectangle is 180 square inches.
We have to find the width W.
As the area is equal to the product of the length and the width, we can write this equation and solve for W as:

We have a quadratic equation. The roots of this equation will be the mathematical solutions.
We can find the roots using the quadratic formula:
![\begin{gathered} W=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt[]{b^2-4ac}}{2a} \\ W=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt[]{3^2-4\cdot1\cdot(-180)}}{2\cdot1} \\ W=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt[]{9+720}}{2} \\ W=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt[]{729}}{2} \\ W=\frac{-3\pm27}{2} \\ W_1=\frac{-3-27}{2}=-\frac{30}{2}=-15 \\ W_2=\frac{-3+27}{2}=\frac{24}{2}=12 \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20W%3D%5Cfrac%7B-b%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7Bb%5E2-4ac%7D%7D%7B2a%7D%20%5C%5C%20W%3D%5Cfrac%7B-3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%5E2-4%5Ccdot1%5Ccdot%28-180%29%7D%7D%7B2%5Ccdot1%7D%20%5C%5C%20W%3D%5Cfrac%7B-3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B9%2B720%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20W%3D%5Cfrac%7B-3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B729%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20W%3D%5Cfrac%7B-3%5Cpm27%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20W_1%3D%5Cfrac%7B-3-27%7D%7B2%7D%3D-%5Cfrac%7B30%7D%7B2%7D%3D-15%20%5C%5C%20W_2%3D%5Cfrac%7B-3%2B27%7D%7B2%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B24%7D%7B2%7D%3D12%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
The solutions are W = -15 and W = 12.
The first one is not valid, as W has to be greater than 0.
Then, the solution to our problem is W = 12 in.
Answer: the width is W = 12 inches.
12 months per year
3200/12 = 266.66 per month
jan/feb = 2 months
266.666 x 2 = 533.33 round off to 533 cars sold
Answer: There are a lot of possibilities
- she was taking a break
- she forgot
- she was too busy
- she was injured
- she didn't want to
- there was an emergency
I guess you could pick your favorite...
Answer: 28 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
x - the length of the shorter piece
2x - the length of the longer piece
Together they are 42 cm long.
Compose te equation:
2x + x = 42
3x = 42
x = 14 cm
The shorter piece is 14 cm, the longer piece is twice longer, 2x, or 2( 14 ).
Two times longer than 14 is 28. The longer piece is 28 cm.