document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179357>Question 179357</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than it's width. the area of the rectangle is 176 sq ft. find the length and the width of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134271 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=134271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 5 feet more than it's width. the area of the rectangle is 176 sq ft. find the length and the width of the rectangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=L*W......eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=W+5......eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=176......eq 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take L's value of W+5 from eq 2 and A's value of 176 and plug them into eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "176=(W+5)W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2%2B5W-176=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2%2B5W-176=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W=11 and -16...throw out the negative value<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28W=11%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28W=11%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=11%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=11%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-176+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-176+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-176=729 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-176=729\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=729 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+729+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+729+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   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=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+729+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+729+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+729+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+729+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-176+=+%28x-11%29%2A%28x--16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-176+=+%28x-11%29%2A%28x--16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 11, -16.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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