document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249899>Question 249899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 4 meters greater than the width.  The area of the rectangle is 96 meters squared.  What is the length and width?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width of the rectangle be W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then its length = W + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since its area = 96, then we'll have: W(W + 4) = 96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(W + 12)(W - 8) = 96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W = 8, as the negative value of W should be ignored\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, W, or width = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters, while the length = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (8 + 4) meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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