The area of a rectangle is 42 ft ^2 and the length of the rectangle is 5ft more than twice the width . Find the dimensions of the rectangle .
Length: Ft
Width: Ft

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Width =x

Length =2x+5

Area =length *breadth

42=x(2x+5)

42=2x^2+5x

0=2x^2+5x-42

Solve for X.

The positive value is the answer because the length cannot be a negative value.

Then substitute the x value to get the length and the breadth.