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the length of a rectangle is 5 m longer than the width. if the area is 30 square meters, find the rectangle's dimensions

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let


l = the length of the rectangle, l>o


w = the width of the rectangle, w>0


the length of a rectangle is 5 m longer than the width


l = 5 + w


the area is 30 square meters"


l*w = 30


plug l = 5 + w into the last equation:


(5 + w)w = 30


by solving we find:


w = 3.52 m


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l = 5 + 3.52


l = 8.52 m


the rectangles dimensions are: the length is 8.52 meters and width is 3.52 meters.