The width of a rectangle is the length minus 6 units. The area of the rectangle is 27 units. What is the length, in units, of the rectangle.

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Gunther · Answer 1 · 2021-06-22T23:09:05+0000

Answer:

$Length=9\,\,units$

Explanation:

Let, the length of the rectangle be 'L'

Width of the rectangle be 'W'

$Width=Length-6\\\\W=L-6$

Area of the rectangle=
$27\,\,units$

Area of a rectangle=
Length* Width

27=Length* Width

27=L* (L-6)

$L^2-6L=27\\\\L^2-6L-27=0$

$L^2+3L-9L-27=0\\\\ L(L+3)-9(L+3)=0\\\\(L+3)(L-9)=0\\\\$

Equating to zero:

$L+3=0\\L=-3$

OR, Similarly:

L=9 units

The length of the rectangle cannot be negative,

therefore,

$Length=9\,\,units$

$W=L-6\\\\W=9-6\\\\W=3\,\,units$