The area of a rectangular wall of a barn is 33 square feet. It’s length is 8 feet longer than the width. Find the length and width.

Answer 1

x(x+8)=33

x^2 + 8x - 33 = 0

( x + 11 )(x - 3 ) = 0

x+11 = 0 results is negative measures

x = 3 --> length is 11, width is 3