if area is 47.5cm squared and length is 3cm longer than width, what is length and what is width?

If a rectangle is 3cm longer than it's width and it's area is 47.5cm squared what is it's length and it's width, and how do you find them?
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REKTANGEL

area=47.5

leng=wide+3

area=leng*wide=47.5=(wide+3)*wide

wide^2 +3*wide -47.5=0

quadratik equashun

wide=5.553368 or -8.553368

leng=wide+3=8.553368
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