document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230498>Question 230498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The bottom of Jim's rectangular bait box is 3 inches longer than it is wide.  The diagonal is 15 inches.  What is the area of the bottom of the box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First you need to find the measurement of of both sides of the rectangle then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can find the area. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the formula A^2 + B^2 = C^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the hypotenuse is 15 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = one side of the rectangle and x + 3 be the other side. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (x+3)^2 = 15^2  this works out to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 6x + 9 = 225  combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 6x + 9 = 225        subtract 225 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 6x - 216 = 0    now we can solve x by the quadratic formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore one side is 9 inches and the other side is 12 inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply these sides and the answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "108 square inches\r<BR>\n" );
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