The length of a rectangle is 12 less than the width find the length and width of the rectangle if the area is 160 square meters

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Lance Whatley · Answer 1 · 2022-04-10T10:31:36+0000

Answer:

the width is 13.11meter and the length is 1.11meter

Explanation:

let the width be x and the length be x-12

area = 160 = l×b = x×x-12

x×x-12 = 160

x^2 = 172

x= 13.11

thus, the width is 13.11 and the length is 1.11