document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246886>Question 246886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to find the length of a rectangle which is 4 more than the width. if the area of the triangle is 96 sq inches, i have to find the dimensions of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the width of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is x + 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the area of the rectangle (length times width) is 96 we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(x+4) = 96 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x-96 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this quadratic equation for x (the width). Then calculate the length as x+4.  </SPAN>\n" );
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