document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250838>Question 250838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am asking this question to compare it with another question: \"The length of a rectangle is 6 cm less than twice its width.  Find the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 108 cm (squared).\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=184438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 6 cm less than twice its width . . . Since you read width last, it gets the variable first. So, Width = W and length = 2W - 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = LW<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108 = (2W-6)*(W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108 = 2W^2 - 6W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2 - 6W - 108 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide all by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W^2 - 3W - 54 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(W-9)(W+6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 9 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = -6 cm. This answer you cannot use.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If W = 9cm, then L = 12 cm.<BR>\n" );
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