document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179282>Question 179282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matt makes a cardboard frame to go around the edges of an 8cm * 10cm photograph. The frame has an area of 63 square centimeters and is of equal width all the way around. What is the width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10*8=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the increase in length or width in the frame compared to the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+10)(x+8)=63+80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+18x+80=143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+18x-63=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+21)(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
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