Answer: The length is 13 inches and the width is 11 inches.
Explanation:
Let L represent the length of the rectangle.
Let W represent the width of the rectangle.
The formula for determining the area of a rectangle is expressed as
Area = LW
The area of the rectangle is 143 square inches. This means that
LW = 143 - - - - - - - - - - - - --1
The rectangle's length is 2 in more than its width. This means that
L = W + 2
Substituting L = W + 2 into equation 1, it becomes
W(W + 2) = 143
W² + 2W - 143 = 0
W² + 13W - 11W - 143 = 0
W(W + 13) - 11(W + 13) = 0
W + 13 = 0 or W - 11 = 0
W = - 13 or W = 11
Since the width cannot be negative, it means that W = 11
L = W + 2 = 11 + 2
L = 13