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4. A strangely rectangular patch of mold is growing on your bathroom mirror. It is 4 inches taller than it is wide, with a total area of 96 square inches. Write an equation for the area in question (in terms of length and/or width). Solve this equation to find the overall dimensions of the blight.

Name: 4. A strangely rectangular patch of mold is growing on your bathroom mirror. It is 4 inches taller than it is wide, with a total area of 96 square inches. Write an equation for the area in question (in terms of length and/or width). Solve this equation to find the overall dimensions of the blight.
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Description: 4. A strangely rectangular patch of mold is growing on your bathroom mirror. It is 4 inches taller than it is wide, with a total area of 96 square inches. Write an equation for the area in question (in terms of length and/or width). Solve this equation to find the overall dimensions of the blight.

          4. A strangely rectangular patch of mold is growing on your bathroom mirror. It is 4 inches taller than it is wide, with a total area of 96 square inches. Write an equation for the area in question (in terms of length and/or width). Solve this equation to find the overall dimensions of the blight.

4. A strangely rectangular patch of mold is growing on your bathroom mirror. It is 4 inches taller than it is wide, with a total area of 96 square inches. Write an equation for the area in question (in terms of length and/or width). Solve this equation to find the overall dimensions of the blight.

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Precalculus with Limits

Ron Larson 2nd Edition

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12/02/2021

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4. A strangely rectangular patch of mold is growing on your bathroom mirror. It is 4 inches taller than it is wide, with a total area of 96 square inches. Write an equation for the area in question (in terms of length and/or width). Solve this equation to find the overall dimensions of the blight.