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Translate to a quadratic​ equation, then solve using the quadratic formula. The length of a rectangular air filter is 3 inches less than twice the width. Find the length and width of the filter if the area is 527 square inches.

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Answer:

Width of the rectangle = 17 inches

Length of the rectangle = 31 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Let w be the width of the rectangle.

Given:

Width of the rectangle = w

Length of the rectangle = 2w - 3

Area of the rectangle [tex]=527\ inches^{2}[/tex]

Solution:

We know that the area of the rectangle.

[tex]Area\ of\ rectangle = length\times width[/tex]

[tex]w(2w-3)=527[/tex]

[tex]2w^{2}-3w-527=0[/tex]

Now, we first find the root of the above equation.

Use quadratic formula with [tex]a=2, b=-3, c=-527[/tex].

[tex]t=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{(b)^{2}-4ac}}{2a}[/tex]

Put a, b and c value in above equation.

[tex]w=\frac{-(-3)\pm \sqrt{(-3)^{2}-4(2)(-527)}}{2(2)}[/tex]

[tex]w=\frac{3\pm \sqrt{9+8\times 527}}{4}[/tex]

[tex]w=\frac{3\pm \sqrt{9+4216}}{4}[/tex]

[tex]w=\frac{3\pm \sqrt{4225}}{4}[/tex]

[tex]w=\frac{3\pm 65}{4}[/tex]

For positive sign

[tex]w=\frac{68}{4}[/tex]

w = 17 inches

So, width of the rectangle is 17 inches.

Length of the rectangle.

[tex]Length = 2\times w-3[/tex]

[tex]Length = 2\times 17-3[/tex]

[tex]Length = 34-3[/tex]

Length = 31 inches

So, length of the rectangle is 31 inches.

Therefore, width and length of the rectangle is 17 inches and 31 inches.

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