A Rectangular Piece of Sheet Metal Is $2$ Ft Longer Than It Is Wide

question 36

Short Answer

A rectangular piece of sheet metal is $2$ ft longer than it is wide. (See the figure below.) The area of the piece of sheet metal is $48 \mathrm { ft } ^ { 2 }$ . Find its length and width. lenght =                 ft
width =                ft

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