document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190793>Question 190793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help? I am stuck on a problems this evening and am getting no where. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The one problem I would like to ask is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 3 square wheat fields. A man observed that the side of one field was 1 kilometer longer than the side of the smallest field and the side of the largest field was 3 kilometers longer than the side of the smallest field. The total area of the 3 fields is 38 square kilometers. I am suppose to find the area of each field.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried setting up with  x+(x+1)+(x+2)=38  or x^2+3x+3x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Am I on the right track in finding the correct answer?  Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #143247 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=143247\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 3 square wheat fields. A man observed that the side of one field was 1 kilometer longer than the side of the smallest field and the side of the largest field was 3 kilometers longer than the side of the smallest field. The total area of the 3 fields is 38 square kilometers. I am suppose to find the area of each field.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried setting up with x+(x+1)+(x+2)=38 or x^2+3x+3x+9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 is the smallest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1)^2 is another<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)^2 is largest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add them up<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x+14)*(x-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 4, 9 and 25<BR>\n" );
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