Answer: 1unit.
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of the rectangle
A = length × width
Since the area = 20 and the width is x and the length is x + 1.
We now substitute for the values in the above formula and solve for x
20 = x × x + 1
20 = x( x + 1 ), we now open
20 = x² + x , then re arrange.
x² + x - 20 = 0, this is a quadratic equation.we solve for x using quadratic means
Here, I am going to solve using factorization by grouping
x² + x - 20 = 0
x² + 5x - 4x - 20 = 0
x( x + 5 ) - 4( x + 5 ) = 0
( x + 5 )( x - 4 ). = 0
Therefore, the solution for x will be
x = -5 or 4, but x can not be -5 ( negative), so x = 4.
Now the difference between width and the length can easily be calculated from the above,
Width = 4 (x) , and length = 5 (4 + 1),
Now difference will be
5 - 4 = 1unit.
