The length of a rectangle is 3 meters less than twice the width. If the area of the rectangle is 464 square meters, find the dimensions.
width = w
length = L
L = 2w - 3
area is length times width
464 = Lw
464 = (2w - 3)(w)
464 = 2w2 - 3w
2w2 - 3w - 464 = 0
you can use the quadratic equation to solve for w
w= 16 and w = -14.5
since width can't be negative, we know its 16.
now just plug in the w value that you found to find the length
464 = 16L
divide by 16
L = 29
16 by 29