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7 January, 01:38

The length of a rectangle is six inches more than its width. Its area is 616 square inches. What is the width

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  1. 7 January, 02:31
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    22 inches and the length is 28 inches
  2. 7 January, 02:33
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    The length would be w + 6

    Area = length • width

    616 = w (w + 6)

    616 = w^2 + 6w

    0 = w^2 + 6w - 616

    0 = (w + 28) (w - 22)

    w = - 28, 22

    Since width must be positive, the width has to be 22 inches
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