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  • 01-03-2019
  • Mathematics
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The width of a field is 3 miles less than the length. The square mileage of the plot is 18 miles squared. Find the dimensions.

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Jenner1256
Jenner1256 Jenner1256
  • 01-03-2019
LW = A
L(L - 3) = 18
L^2 - 3L - 18 = 0
(L - 6) (L + 3) = 0
L could be 6 or -3 ( -3 cannot be a length of a side of a rectangle since it’s negative.)
So L = 6 and W= 3
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