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18 January, 19:45

The area of a rectangle is 64 square centimeters. The rectangle is 4 centimeters wide. How long is the rectangle.

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  1. 18 January, 22:44
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    The Area is the width times the height : A = w x h;

    Then, 64 = w x h;

    h = 4 + w;

    64 = 4w + w^2;

    w^2 + 4w - 64 = 0;

    We solve this equation: w1 ≈ 6,24 > 0 (okay); w2 ≈ - 10,24 < 0 (not okay);

    Finally, h1 ≈ 10,24;
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