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GeometryElementary Geometry for College StudentsThe length of a rectangle is 3 more than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 40, its dimension x a n d x + 3 can be found by solving the equation x ( x + 3 ) = 40 . Find these dimension.

The length of a rectangle is 3 more than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 40, its dimension x a n d x + 3 can be found by solving the equation x ( x + 3 ) = 40 . Find these dimension.

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The length of a rectangle is 3 more than its width. If the area of the rectangle is 40, its dimension x     a n d     x + 3 can be found by solving the equation x ( x + 3 ) = 40 . Find these dimension.

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