The length of a rectangle is 3 more than twice the width. The area of the rectangle is 119 square inches. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

1 answer

width --- x
length --- 2x + 3

area = length*width
= x(2x+3)

x(2x+3) = 119
2x^2 + 3x - 119 = 0

solve using your favourite method of solving quadratics