document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188879>Question 188879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a parking lot has a rectangular area of 40,000 sq yards. the lenght is 200 yards more than twice the width. what are the dimensions of the parking lot? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #141643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jonvaliente><B>jonvaliente(64)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jonvaliente><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=jonvaliente><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=141643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = width of the parking lot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   2x + 200 = length of the parking lot (being 200 yards more than twice the width)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the rectangular lot is the length*width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplifying...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 2 to simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B500%29%2A%28x-400%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B500%29%2A%28x-400%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "possible solutions are x=-500 and x=400. We take x=400 yards as length cannot be negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the width of the parking lot is 400 yards and the length is 1000 yards </SPAN>\n" );
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