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document.write( "Suppose your mom pays you to make a new dining room table for apartment. She tells you that the length of the table should be 3 feet more than twice its width. She also tells you that the area of the rectangular table top is 2w^2+12 square feet. What are the length and width of the table? Please explain!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thankyou so much!!!!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #165734 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=165734\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"length of the table should be 3 feet more than twice its width\" ___ L = 2W + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = length times width = (2W + 3)(W) = 2W^2 + 3W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"She also tells you that the area of the rectangular table top is 2w^2+12\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2W^2 + 3W = 2W^2 + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3W = 12 ___ W = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ L = 2(4) + 3 = 11 </SPAN>\n" );
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