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The length of a rectangle is 55 meters longer than the width. if the area is 2929 square​ meters, find the​ rectangle's dimensions. round to the nearest tenth of a meter.

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width = w
length = L = (w + 55)
w * (w + 55) =2,929 sq meters
w^2 +55w -2,929,= 0
width = 33.206 = 33.2 meters (rounded)
Length = 33.2 + 55 = 88.2 meters


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