document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193373>Question 193373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the cover of a road atlas is 4 in. more then the width. The area is 165 in.^2. Find the dimensions of the cover \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer 15 inch. by 11 in. need a full break down of how the answer came about  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <b><i>x</i></b> represent the width of the cover.  Then <b><i>x</i> + 4</b> represents the length of the cover.  The area is then the length times the width, using the fairly reasonable presumption that the shape of the cover is a rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2 + 4x - 165 = 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor and solve the quadratic.  Exclude the negative root because you are looking for a positive measure of length.\r<BR>\n" );
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