document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166189>Question 166189</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to answer this question using quadratics and I am not sure where to start. Ed needs to enclose a rectangular section of his yard. The area is 35 sq ft and the perimeter is 27 ft. Find the length and the width of the section. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122455 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122455\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> since A=lw    where l is length and w is the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and   P=2(l+w)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we plug in the known values\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35=lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27=2(l+w)--->27/2=l+w---->l=27/2-w---->l=(27-2w)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "place value of l into 1st equation----->35=((27-2w)/2)(w)-----><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70=27w-2w%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70=27w-2w%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w%5E2-27w%2B70=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w%5E2-27w%2B70=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  factoring (2w-7)(w-10) so w=7/2,10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when w=7/2 l=10  when w=10  l=7/2 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=width=+%287%2F2%29+length=+%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"width=+%287%2F2%29+length=+%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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