85.2k views
0 votes
Help me with this plsss 40 pointsss

Help me with this plsss 40 pointsss-example-1
User Yuhao Li
by
4.9k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

x(3x+2)=16

3x²+2x-16=0

3x²+8x-6x-16=0

x(3x+8)-2(3x+8)=0

(3x+8)(x-2)=0

either 3x+8=0

x=-8/3(rejected as width can't be negative)

x-2=0

x=2

so width=2

length=3×2+2=6+2=8

User Luke Tierney
by
5.3k points