Question

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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Answer 1

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

Explanation:

Answer 2

`area \: = 78`

`area = length \: * \: width`

`78 = (x)(2x + 1)`

`x = 6`

Thus the dimensions are 6 & 13