document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162235>Question 162235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me on this problem. I dont get it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  A corner lot that originally was square lost 185 m^2 of area when one of the adjacent streets was widened by 3 m and the other was widened by 5 m. Find the new dimensions of the lot. (Hint: Let x= the length of a side of the origanal square lot.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              Sincerly,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           Very confused student </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OK, first the lot was a square with side, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its original area was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bo%5D=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bo%5D=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The street was widened on one side, that x shrunk by 3, so it's now (x-3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other side street was widened and that side shrunk by 5, so it's now (x-5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now instead of a square, you have a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bn%5D=%28x-3%29%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bn%5D=%28x-3%29%28x-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know that you lost 185 in from old to new area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bn%5D=A%5Bo%5D-185 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bn%5D=A%5Bo%5D-185\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute with variable expression for areas.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%28x-5%29=x%5E2-185 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%28x-5%29=x%5E2-185\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the FOIL method on the left hand side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-5x-3x%2B15=x%5E2-185 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-5x-3x%2B15=x%5E2-185\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8x%2B15=-185 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8x%2B15=-185\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8x=-200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8x=-200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The original lot was 25m x 25m (625 m^2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new lot is 22m x 20m (440 m^2).<BR>\n" );
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