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the length of a rectangle is 3 inches more than the width. the are of the rectangle is 70 square inches. find the length and the width

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let


l = the length of the rectangle, l>0

w = the width of the rectangle, w>0


the length of a rectangle is 3 inches more than the width


l = 3 + w


the area of the rectangle is 70 square inches


l*w = 70


plug l = 3 + w into the last equation


(3 + w)*w = 70


by solving we find


w = 7 in


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l = 3 + 7


l = 10 in


the length is 10 inches.

the width is 7 inches.