document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227095>Question 227095</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 9 inches more than the width. Its area is 112 square inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168842 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168842\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 9 inches more than the width. Its area is 112 square inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  The area A of a rectangle is given as A=length*width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let w be the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let w+9 be the length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then, A=w(w+9)=112 or w^2+9w-112=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  To solve, use the quadratic formula given as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where a=1, b=9, and c=-112\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=aw%5E2%2Bbw%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"aw%5E2%2Bbw%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1w%5E2%2B9w%2B-112+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1w%5E2%2B9w%2B-112+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%289%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-112=529 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%289%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-112=529\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=529 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-9%2B-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-9%2B-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5B1%5D+=+%28-%289%29%2Bsqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5B1%5D+=+%28-%289%29%2Bsqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5B2%5D+=+%28-%289%29-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5B2%5D+=+%28-%289%29-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1w%5E2%2B9w%2B-112 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1w%5E2%2B9w%2B-112\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1w%5E2%2B9w%2B-112+=+1%28w-7%29%2A%28w--16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1w%5E2%2B9w%2B-112+=+1%28w-7%29%2A%28w--16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 7, -16.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For w=7 , then w+9=16 and A=7*16=112 which is a true statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  The width is 7 inches and the length is 9 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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