A rectangle’s length is 5 inches more than twice its width. Its area is 50 square inches. Which equation can be used to find its width, w?

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Saif Ahmad · Answer 1 · 2017-03-07T16:08:23+0000

If the width is w, then the length can be defined as 2w+5.

The area can be found using lxw, and we can substitute in our length to get w(2w+5).

Expand to get 2w^2+5y

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