Question

The length of a rectangle is 6 units less than the width. The area of the rectangle is 27 units. What is the width, in units, of the rectangle?

Answer 1

The width of rectangle is 9 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Width of rectangle = w

Length of rectangle = l = w - 6

Area of rectangle = A = 27 units

$Area\ of\ rectangle=\l*w\\27=(w-6)(w)\\27=w^2-6w\\0=w^2-6w-27\\w^2-6w-27=0\\w^2+3w-9w-27=0\\w(w+3)-9(w+3)=0\\(w+3)(w-9)=0$

Either,

w+3=0     =>w= -3

Or,

w-9=0      =>w=9

As width cannot be negative, therefore,

Width = 9 units

The width of rectangle is 9 units.

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