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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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Answer:

The Correct Answers are Length= 8 Width=20

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The length of a rectangle is 12 less than the width find the length and width of the-example-1
User Laurenn
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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

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