Problema Solution

the length of a rectangle is 1ft more than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 28ft^2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle?

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'w' represent the width, then '2w+1' represents its length


area = length * width


28 = w(2w+1)

solving for 'w' we have w=3.5


2*3.5 + 1 = 8


the width is 3.5 ft and the length is 8 ft