document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199764>Question 199764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A painting canvas has a length 8 inches longer than its width. If the area is 84 in^2, what are the dimensions of the canvas?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "A) 16 inches by 6 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 15 inches by 7 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 13 inches by 5 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 14 inches by 6 inches </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150120 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150120\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the width, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x + 8\"> represents the length, so:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x(x + 8) = 84\">\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Distribute, put into standard form, and then solve the resulting quadratic.  Exclude the negative root. The positive root is the width and the length is 8 more inches.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Alternatively, you could calculate the area represented by each of the pairs of dimensions given in the 4 choices and select the one that results in 84 square inches.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "</font> </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );