the length of a rectangle is 3 more than 3 times it’s width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 174 inches. what is the length of
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Let the positive number be 
The expression is
⇒ expanding the bracket gives,
⇒ rearranging to equate one side to zero
⇒ Dividing each term by 7 to simplify
⇒ Factorising gives
and 
Hence, the first number is -5 and the second number is 3
The expression is
Hence, the first number is -5 and the second number is 3