Asked by Anonymous

The width of a rectangle is 2 ft less than the length. The area is 8 ft squared. Find the length and the width.
Answered by caitlin
therefore the width would be 4ft and the length would be 2ft because 4ft times 2ft is 8 ft.

a=LxW
a=2x4
a=8ft
Answered by Reiny
when you say "8 feet squared" that would mean you have a square 8 feet by 8 feet, which would give you 64 square feet.

You probably meant to say 8 square feet ??

If so, then the width is x, and the length is x+2
then
x(x+2) = 8
x^2 + 2x - 8 = 0
(x+4)(x-2) = 0
so x - -4 (no way) or
x = 2

width is 2, lenth is 4, check : 2x4 = 8
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