A carpenter wants to create a rectangular coffin with an area of 52 square feet. He wants the length of the coffin to be 8 feet longer than twice the width. What dimensions should be used for the coffin?
1 Answer
Oct 20, 2017
Length = 14.9544, Breadth = 3.4772
Explanation:
Area of a rectangle = l * b
Area = 52 sqft.
Length l = 2b + 8
Verification : #Area = l*b = 14.9544 * 3.4772 = 52 sqft