A rectangle has an area of 40 square units. The length is 6 more than the width. find the dimensions of the rectangle

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Margaret Larson

10 March, 02:38

A rectangle has an area of 40 square units. The length is 6 more than the width. find the dimensions of the rectangle

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Christopher Obrien · Answer 1

First find all the numbers that can multiply to be 40. That is 1,2,4,5,8,10,20,40. The two numbers that multiply together and equal forty and yet have a difference of six is your answer. That being said, 4 is your width and 10 is your length