Problema Solution
The length of a rectangle is
8
8 inches more than
2
2 times the width. If the area of the rectangle is
192
192 square inches, find the length and the width.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
Width = x
Length = 8 + 2x
Area = 192 in^2
Since Area = Width*Length we can write:
x(8 + 2x) = 192
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x = 8 in
We need to ignore the negative solution since the width can not be negative.
8 + 2*8 = 24 in
The length is 24 inches while the width is 8 inches.