document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163870>Question 163870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular parking lot has a length that is 3 yards greater than the width. The area of the parking lot is 270 square yards. Find the length and width. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #120720 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=120720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length is 3 yards greater than the width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2%2B3W=270 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2%2B3W=270\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the quadratic formula,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%28-3+%2B-+33%29%2F%282%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%28-3+%2B-+33%29%2F%282%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5B1%5D=%28-3%2B33%29%2F2=30%2F2=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5B1%5D=%28-3%2B33%29%2F2=30%2F2=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A negative width doesn't make sense for our problem, so we'll only use the positive solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From above,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=3%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=3%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lot is 15 yards wide, 18 yards long.  </SPAN>\n" );
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