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The length of a rectangle is 3 m less than twice the width, and the area of the rectangle is 65 m². Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let w represent the width of the rectangle in meters. Then (2w-3) is the length. The area is the product of length and width:

  A = LW

  65 = (2w-3)(w)

  2w² -3w -65 = 0

  (2w -13)(w +5) = 0 . . . . . . . factor

  w = 6.5 . . . . . . . . the positive solution

  2(6.5) -3 = 10 . . . the length of the rectangle

The width of the rectangle is 6.5 meters; the length is 10 meters.

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