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The area of a rectangle is 78 square meters. The length of the rectangle is one more than twice the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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User Georgeok
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Answer:

6&13.All you need to do is find the factors of 78 and plug the smaller number into the equation provided in the equation. 2x+1 is our equation. so6*13 is 78 and 2x+1=13... 6for x to get 2*6+1=13

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User Wlk
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area \: = 78


area = length \: * \: width


78 = (x)(2x + 1)


x = 6

Thus the dimensions are 6 & 13

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