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A rectangle is drawn so that the width is 3 feet shorter than the length. The area of the rectangle is 10 square feet. Find the length of the rectangle.

User Harden
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length=5ft
width= 2ft

10ft=l x w
w= l -3

10ft= l(l-3)
0= l^2 -3l-10
0= (l-5)(l+2)
l=5, l≠-2 (because a measurement can’t be negative)

w= 5-3
w=2
User Nikola Zivkovic
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It’s 7929281 becuase idc
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