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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The bottom of a box is a rectangle whose length is 6 cm longer than its width. How long must the box be in order for the area of the bottom to equal 453.25 cm2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let the length of one side be "x" hence the other side is "x+6" now area=length1 *length 2 453.25=(x+6)(x) now solve the qudratic for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer is 18.5?

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