A rectangle has a length that is 8 inches more than its width, w. The area of the rectangle is 65 square inches.
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(a) Write an expression for the length of the rectangle in terms if its width w
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(b) Using your answer from (a), write an equation that could be used to solve for the width, w of the rectangle
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(c) is -7 a solution to the equation you wrote? (yes or no)Justify by substituting 7 in for the variable w in your equation from question (b). What is the value when w = 7?