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the length of a rectangle is 4 meters longer than the width. if the area is 22 square meters , find the rectangle dimension

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Let breadth be x

  • Length=x+4

We know


\boxed{\sf Area_((Rectangle))=Length* Breadth}


\\ \sf\longmapsto x(x+4)=22


\\ \sf\longmapsto x^2+4x=22


\\ \sf\longmapsto x^2+4x-22=0

  • By solving


\\ \sf\longmapsto x=-2\pm√(26)

It doesnot have any real roots

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