Problema Solution
Area of a rectangle is 176 sq meters, the width is 3 meters longer than one half of the length. Find the length and width of the rectangle
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let
w = the width of the rectangle
l = the length of the rectangle
area of a rectangle is 176 sq meters
w*l = 176
the width is 3 meters longer than one half of the length
w = 3 + (l/2)
if we plug w = 3 + (l/2) into w*l = 176 we get
(3 + l/2)*l = 176
by solving we find
l = 16 m
we consider only the positive roots since the length can not be a negative number
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w = 3 + 16/2
w = 11 m
the length is 16 m.
the width is 11 m.