The width of a rectangle is 10 units less than the length. If the area is 24 square units, then how do you find the dimensions of the rectangle?
1 Answer
Apr 25, 2018
Width: 2 units
Length: 12 units
Explanation:
Let
Then
#w(10 + w) = 24#
#w^2 + 10w - 24 = 0#
#(w + 12)(w - 2) = 0#
#w = 2 or -12#
Since
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