Width of Original Rectangle

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Width of Original Rectangle

Postby nycmath » Mon Aug 24, 2026 11:28 am

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Re: Width of Original Rectangle

Postby Eigenvalue » Sun Sep 20, 2026 12:37 am

Let h be the height of the rectangle and w be the width of the rectangle

h<10

A=wh
A+4=(w+2)(h-1)

Expand using FOIL:
A+4=wh+2h-w-2
A+4=A+2h-w-2 substitute wh for A
6=2h-w
2h=6+w solve for h
14<6+w h<10, so 2h<20
w<14

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Re: Width of Original Rectangle

Postby nycmath » Sun Sep 20, 2026 8:14 am

Eigenvalue wrote:Let h be the height of the rectangle and w be the width of the rectangle

h<10

A=wh
A+4=(w+2)(h-1)

Expand using FOIL:
A+4=wh+2h-w-2
A+4=A+2h-w-2 substitute wh for A
6=2h-w
2h=6+w solve for h
14<6+w h<10, so 2h<20
w<14

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