Question

2. The length of a rectangle is four meters less than twice its width.

If the area of the rectangle is 96 m^2, what is the length and the width?

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An expression for the length of the rectangle in terms of the width would be Response area

The formula for the area of a rectangle is Response area

Using trial and error, if the area is 96 m^2, then the length and width are Response area

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we can break it down into parts.

1. **Express the length in terms of the width**:
The problem states that the length (L) is four meters less than twice the width (W). This can be expressed mathematically as:
\[
L = 2W - 4
\]

2. **Formula for the area of a rectangle**:
The area (A) of a rectangle is calculated as:
\[
A = Length \times Width = L \times W
\]
Substituting for the length in terms of width gives:
\[
A = (2W - 4) \times W
\]

3. **Set the area equal to 96 m²**:
Since the area is given as 96 m², we can set up the equation:
\[
(2W - 4) \times W = 96
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
2W^2 - 4W - 96 = 0
\]

4. **Simplifying the equation**:
We can divide the entire equation by 2:
\[
W^2 - 2W - 48 = 0
\]

5. **Solving the quadratic equation**:
We can factor this equation:
\[
(W - 8)(W + 6) = 0
\]
This gives us two possible solutions:
\[
W = 8 \quad \text{or} \quad W = -6
\]
Since width cannot be negative, we take \(W = 8\) m.

6. **Finding the length**:
Now, substitute \(W\) back to find the length:
\[
L = 2(8) - 4 = 16 - 4 = 12 \text{ m}
\]

So, the final answers are:
- Width: 8 m
- Length: 12 m

### Responses:
- An expression for the length of the rectangle in terms of the width would be **2W - 4**.
- The formula for the area of a rectangle is **L × W**.
- Using trial and error, if the area is 96 m², then the length and width are **Length = 12 m and Width = 8 m**.