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The length of a rectangle plus its width is 25

cm. The area is 150 square cm. What are the
length and width of the rectangle?
Separate the answers with a comma.

User Stanley Yong
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length + width = 25cm
length = 25cm - width
length x width = 150 cm^2
(25cm-w)w= 150
25w-w^2=150
0=w^2-25w+150
0=(w-15)(w-10)
w=10cm
l=15cm
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