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30 October, 12:19

The length of a rectangle is 5mm more than twice the width. if the area is 168 square mm, fine the dimensions of the rectangle.

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  1. 30 October, 13:04
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    Let the width be w and length be l and area be a.

    l = 5 + 2w

    now, area = length x breadth

    => a = l x b

    => 168 = (5+2w) x w

    =>168 = 5w + 2w^2

    =>on factorising, w = 8

    hence dimensions : 21 x 8 mm
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