Please help... A photograph is 4 in. longer than it is wide. If the frame is 2 in. wide, the combined area of the photograph and the frame is 252 in^2. Find the dimensions of the photograph without the frame.

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Lowering the temperature _____ most chemical reactions.  (1 point)
slows down
speeds up
does not affect
stops

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HELP

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Let Length be x
width x-4 
area of photgraph is x^2-4x

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how much bigger is the frame compared to the picture?

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It doesn't say

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X^2-4x<252
x^2-4x-252<0

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252 = (L+2)(W+2) = (L+2)(L-4 +2) = L² - 4
 256 = L²
 L = 16
 W = 12