document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249084>Question 249084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 5 meters less than twice its length.  If its area is 88 square meters, find the dimensions of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I appreciate your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181481 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+2L+-+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+2L+-+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+L+%2A+W+=+88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+L+%2A+W+=+88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=88+=+2L%5E2+-+5L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"88+=+2L%5E2+-+5L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 88 from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2L%5E2+-5L+-+88+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2L%5E2+-5L+-+88+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you factor this?  Yes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282L+%2B11%29%28L+-+8%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282L+%2B11%29%28L+-+8%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our candidate solutions are L = -5.5 and L = 8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A negative number for the side of the rectangle is nonsense.  So our answer is L = 8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Recall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+2L+-+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+2L+-+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+2%2A8+-+5+=+16+-+5+=+11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+2%2A8+-+5+=+16+-+5+=+11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With L = 8 and W = 11, the area = 88.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we're done. </SPAN>\n" );
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