document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174170>Question 174170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A poster is 25cm taller than it is wide. It is mounted on a piece of cardboard so that there is a 5cm border on all sides. If the area of the border alone is 1350cm^2, what are the dimensions of the poster? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129139 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=129139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call the width x and the length y=x+25 of the poster......the cardboard area minus the poster area would give us the area of the border(which is 1350).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the cardboard area would be (x+5)(x+25+5)=(x+5)(x+30)=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B35x%2B150 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B35x%2B150\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of the poster is x(x+25)=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B25x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B25x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B35x%2B150-x%5E2-25x=1350 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B35x%2B150-x%5E2-25x=1350\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10x=1200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10x=1200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=120%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=120%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm in width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=120%2B25=145%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=120%2B25=145%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm in length\r<BR>\n" );
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