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Help on #97! Need to know how to work it out using polynomial equations!

Help on #97! Need to know how to work it out using polynomial equations!-example-1
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Area = length * width
length = (2 * width) - 1

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Since length cannot be negative, w = -2 is not a solution. Thus,
(5)/(2)~ft is your width.
Since length = 2 * width - 1, plug in width:

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