Problema Solution

An envelope is 4 cm longer that it is wide. the area is 77 cm^2 Find the length and the wdth

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'x' represent the width in cm, then 'x+4' represents the length


area = length * width


77 = x(x+4)

solving for 'x' we have a positive value of x=7


7+4 = 11


the width is 7 cm, the length is 11 cm