The length of a rectangle is 2 m greater than the width. The area is 168 m2 Find the length and the width

Length = 14m

Width = 12m

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of a rectangle is 2m greater than the width.

The area of the rectangle = 168m²

Let's say the width is x meters.

The length will be (x + 2) meters.

Area of a rectangle = length * width

x (x + 2) = 168

x² + 2x - 168 = 0

Solving x by applying the quadratic formula we get;

x = 12 or - 14

Since the width cannot be negative, we take 12 meters to be the dimensions of the width.

The length = 12 + 2 = 14 meters.