Answer
1.5 in
Work Step by Step
Area of a rectangle = Length x Breadth
Thus, $(2x+13)x=24$
Re-write the equations as: $2x^2+13x=24$ or, $2x^2+13x-24=0$
Solve the quadratic expression by factorziation.
$(2x-3)(x+8)=0$
$x=1.5,-8$
Neglect negative sign, we have
$x=1.5$ in
