Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide the missing information.
-The length of a rectangle is 6 yd more than twice the width x. The area is $416 \mathrm { yd } ^ { 2 }$ . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
A) width = 32 yd; length = 13 yd
B) width = 26 yd; length = 16 yd
C) width = 13 yd; length = 32 yd
D) width = 16 yd; length = 26 yd

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The length of the rectangle is expressed as $6 + 2x$, and given the area $416 = x(6 + 2x)$, solving this quadratic equation leads to the width $x = 13$ yd and length $32$ yd.

Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement 416yd2416 \mathrm { yd } ^ { 2 }416yd2

Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $416 \mathrm { yd } ^ { 2 }$