If a rectangle has length (x-4), width (x-5) and area 12 then what is the value of x?

length x width = area (as rectangle)(x-4)(x-5)=12x2-9x+20=12x2-9x+8=0(x-8)(x-1)=0x=8 or x=1 <---- x can't be 1 as we would get negative length and widthx=8

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