The length of a rectangle is 1 inch more than 2 times its width.The area of the rectangle is 36 square inches. what is the length of the rectangle?

Correct Answer: 9 inches
Let the width be W. Then, Length = 2W + 1 Now, area,  (2W + 1)×W = 36 or, 2W2  + W = 36 or, 2W2  + W - 36 = 0 or, 2W2  + 9W - 8W - 36 = 0 or, W(2W + 9) - 4(2W + 9) = 0 or, (2W + 9)(W - 4) = 0 or, W - 4 = 0 [2W + 9≠0] or, W = 4 So, length, 2W + 1 = 2×4 + 1 =  9 inches