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area of a rectangle is 24 square meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle if its length is 2 meters greater than its width. Use the formula. Area of a rectangle = (width)(length)
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by Dianne024 at February 12, 2011

area of a rectangle is 24 square meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle if its length is 2 meters greater than its width

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Let the width be x ms Then the length =x+2 The area= LxW=(x+2)x=x^2+2x=24 x^2+2x-24=0 Solving for x, you get x=4 or x=-6 Since x cannot be -ve , the width is 4m and the length is 6m

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area of a rectangle is 24 square meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle if its length is 2 meters greater than its width. Use the formula. Area of a rectangle = (width)(length)
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