Problema Solution

The length of a rectangle is 11ft less than three times the width, and the area of the rectangle is 42 ft2. find the dimensions of the rectangle

Answer provided by our tutors

let


w = the width of the rectangle, w>0


3w - 11 = the length of the rectangle (11 ft less than three times the width)


A = 42 ft^2 the area of the rectangle


A = length*width


(3w - 11)*w = 42


by solving we find:


w = 6 ft


click here to see the step by step solution of the equation:


Click to see all the steps



3*6 - 11 = 18 - 11 = 7 ft


the dimensions of the rectangle are: the width is 6 ft and the length is 7 ft.