The base of a rectangle is 8 feet more than the height. If the area of the rectangle is 48 square feet, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Susan

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9 November, 04:54

The base of a rectangle is 8 feet more than the height. If the area of the rectangle is 48 square feet, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Bryce Kline · Answer 1

The larger dimension is 12 and the smaller one is 4

Journey Conway · Answer 2

Keeping in mind that a = bh

48 = b * (b-8)

48 = b^2-8b

b^2 - 8b - 48 = 0

(b-12) * (b+4) = 0

b = 12, b = - 4

We can't have a negative base so:

base = 12, height = 4