Thread: Find the dimensions

A rectangle & a square both have a width of x, but the rectangle’s length is (x+6). Together their areas equal 176m^2. What are the dimensions of both ?

Originally Posted by ohhhxlex

A rectangle & a square both have a width of x, but the rectangle’s length is (x+6). Together their areas equal 176m^2. What are the dimensions of both ?

The area of the square is



The area of the rectangle is



And we know that there total area is





So we reject the negative solution (why?)

and get