Arectangle has width that is 6 meters less than the length. the area of the rectangle is 280 square meters. find the dimensions.

Dimensions are length 20 meter and width 14 meter

Solution:

Let "a" be the length of rectangle

Let "b" be the width of rectangle

Given that,

A rectangle has width that is 6 meters less than the length

Width = length - 6

b = a - 6

The area of the rectangle is 280 square meters

The area of the rectangle is given by formula:

Substituting the values we get,

Solve the above equation by quadratic formula

Since, length cannot be negative, ignore a = -14

Thus solution of length is a = 20

Therefore,

width = length - 6

width = 20 - 6 = 14

Thus dimensions are length 20 meter and width 14 meter

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