Problema Solution

The length of a rectangle is 3 meters less than twice the width. If the area of the rectangle is 665 square​ meters, find the dimensions.

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Let 'w' represent the width, then '2w-3' represents the length:

665=w(2w-3)

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w=19

2(19)-3=35

So the length is 35 meters and the width is 19 meters.