A knitter wants to make a rug for a dollhouse. The length of the rug will be 2 inches more than its width. The total area of the rug (in inches) based on the width W of the rug (in inches) is given by A(w)=w(2+w) If the desired area of the rug is 15 square inches, what is the width of the rug in inches

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A knitter wants to make a rug for a dollhouse. The length of the rug will be 2 inches more than its width. The total area of the rug (in inches) based on the width of the rug (in inches) is given by

A(w)=w(2+w)

If the desired area of the rug is 15 square inches, what is the width of the rug in inches

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