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The length of a rectangle is 8 feet more than its width. If the width is increased by 4 feet and the length is decreased by 5 feet, the area will remain the same. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle.

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w(w+8) = (w+4)(w+8 - 5)
find w, and then w+8

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