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The area of a rectangle is 250sq in. base of rectangle is 4x + 5 height of rectangle is 2x, find dimensions of base and height of rectangle?

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  • Mercy
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    length = 4x+5

    width = 2x

    A= L*W

    250 = 2x( 4x+5)

    250 = 8x^2 +10x

    0 = 8x^2+10x -250

    Use quadratic equation to find the value of x

    Substitute back to find L and W

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