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A photograph is 3 cm longer than it is wide. It's area is 40 cm^2. Find its length and its width.

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Given:

A photograph is 3 cm longer than it is wide.

Its area is 40 square cm.

To find:

The length and width.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,


l=w+3

Using the formula for the area of the rectangle,


\begin{gathered} A=lw \\ 40=(w+3)w \\ 40=w^2+3w \\ w^2+3w-40=0 \end{gathered}

Solving for w we get,


\begin{gathered} w^2+8w-5x-40=0 \\ w(w+8)-5(w+8)=0 \\ (w+8)(w-5)=0 \\ w=-8,w=5 \end{gathered}

The width can not be negative.

So, the width is 5cm and the length is,


l=5+3=8cm

Final answer:

The width is 5cm and the length is 8cm.

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