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The length of a particular rectangle is 2 inches less than twice its width. If the area of the rectangle is 40 square inches, find the length and width.

(A.) length is 6 in, width is 4 in

(B.) length is 2 in, width is 2 in

(C.) length is 5 in, width is 8 in

(D.) length is 8 in, width is 5 in

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If
\ell is the length and
w the width, then
\ell=2w-2.

Since the area of the rectangle is


\ell w=40

you have


(2w-2)w=40\implies 2w^2-2w-40=0\implies w^2-w-20=0

Factoring the left hand side gives


(w-5)(w+4)=0\implies w=5,w=-4

Obviously the width can't be negative, so
w=5. This means D is the answer, since it's the only option with this measure.
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