Question

1. The length of the rectangular table is 4 feet longer than its width. Its area is 12 square feet.
What is its length?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

And deadline is today

Answer 5

Help

Answer 6

x = width
x+4 = length, since the length is 4 ft longer than the width

The length and width multiply to the area of 12 sq ft
(length)*(width) = area of rectangle
(x+4)*x = 12
x^2+4x = 12
x^2+4x-12 = 0

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