Problema Solution

The length of a rectangle is 2 more than three times the width. If the area of the rectangel is 161 square feet, find the length and the width.

Answer provided by our tutors

L = 2 + 3W

A = 161 sq feet

 

A = LW

161 = (2+3W)W

161 = 2W + 3W^2

3W^2 + 2W - 161 =0 

by solving it, will get

W = 7ft

now L = 2+3(7) = 2 + 21 = 23ft