Question

The length of a rectangle is 1 m less than twice the width, and the area of the rectangle is 21 m?. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Answer 1

Answer:

length = 6

width = 3 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

l = length

w = width

l = 2w-1

w(2w-1) = 21

2w² - 1 - 21 = 0

(2w - 7)(w + 3) = 0

w = 7/2 = 3 1/2

find 'l':  l = 2(7/2) - 1 = 7-1 = 6