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The length of a rectangle is 22 meters longer than the width. if the area is 2626 square​ meters, find the​ rectangle's dimensions. round to the nearest tenth of a meter.

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l=22w (w=width, l=length)

l*w=2626
Substitute 22w for l, getting 22w^2=2626. Divide by 22 to get 119.36 (and more decimals!), and square root that to get 10.9 (rounded) for the width and 240.4 (rounded) for the length
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