write an algebraic equation to represent the given the information of a rectangle. let W be the width and L be the length of the rectangle

Question

the length is 5 cm longer than the width

Answer 1

Hello, Joanna,

The question may be misphrased. I'll interpret "write an algebraic equation to represent the given the information of a rectangle." to

"write an algebraic equation to represent the area of a rectangle."

If this is correct, then the following should help.

Area of a rectangle is L*W = Area

We know that L = W + 5cm

Then the area may be written as Area = (W+5cm)*W

Area = W² + 5W