SOLUTION: I don't even know where to begin with this problem. A page of a magazine contains 36 square inches of type. The height of the page is twice the width. If the margin around the type

Question 946208: I don't even know where to begin with this problem. A page of a magazine contains 36 square inches of type. The height of the page is twice the width. If the margin around the type is 3 inches uniformly, what are the dimensions of the page? I know I have to set up a quadratic equation but I don't know what to put where.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First off name the variables.
- length of the page
- width of the page
Write down what you know in algebraic language.
1.
The type doesn't take up the whole page because of the margin.
Remember margin on top and bottom, margin on right and left.
So the printed area is,
2.
Substitute from eq. 1 into eq. 2,

Looks like the quadratic equation you need.
Now solve.

Solve for then go back and solve for .
Repost if you get stuck.
Hint : Factor out W and solve.

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