Asked by sophie

the area of a rectangle is 60cm.the length is 11cm more than the width. find the width.
Answered by Reiny
width --- x
length --- x+11

solve x(x+11) = 60
the quadratic factors very nicely,
you will get a positive and a negative answer.
reject the negative answer.
Answered by Mbachkwu paschal
Maths answer
Answered by Eduogu Esther
Width=w
Length=w+11
w(w+11)=60
w^2+11w-60=0
(w-4)(w+15)=0
w=4cm
Answered by Gbadamosi khadijat
The area of a rectangle is 60cm . the length is 11cm more than the width. Find the width
Answered by fortitude
understandable well done
Answered by Glory
Okay then .
Answered by Rejoice
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Answered by Farrydah
Width=-y
Length=-y+11
Y(y+11) =60cm
Y²+11y=60
Y²+11y-60=0
Then solve the quadratic equation
Note that the width cannot be a negative number
Answered by Gideon gr
Width=-y
Length=-y+11
Y(y+11) =60cm
Y²+11y=60
Y²+11y-60=0
Then solve the quadratic equation
Note that the width cannot be a negative number
Answered by Bot
To solve the quadratic equation Y²+11y-60=0, we can factorize it:

(Y-4)(Y+15)=0

This gives us two possible values for the width, Y=4 and Y=-15. However, since the width cannot be negative, the width of the rectangle is 4cm.

Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 4cm.