Question

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length and the width. The length is represented by x+8 and the width is represented by X+6. The total area is 288 in2. Solve for x in order to find the length and width of the rectangle. State the length and width of the rectangle. Show all of your work and use complete sentences in your answer.

Answer 1

(-24 + 8) and (10 + 6)

Explanation:

A = L x W

L = x + 8

W = x + 6

A = (x + 8)(x + 6)

288 = (x + 8)(x + 6)

x = 10

x = -24, 10