document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144939>Question 144939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 8 feet longer than its width, which has the same dimension as the side of a square. If the area of the rectangle is equal to 160 square feet more than the area of the square, what are the length and width of the rectangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the width of the rectangle (and therefore the length of one side of the square) be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B8%29w=w%5E2%2B160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B8%29w=w%5E2%2B160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Expand, collect terms, then solve the result.<BR>\n" );
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