document.write( "Question 257832: The length of a table is 13 inches more than its width. If the area of the table is 1598 square inches, what is its length? \n" ); document.write( "
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The length of a table is 13 inches more than its width.
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\n" ); document.write( "x = width of the table
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\n" ); document.write( "L = (x+13)
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\n" ); document.write( "If the area of the table is 1598 square inches, what is its length?
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\n" ); document.write( "L * x = 1598
\n" ); document.write( "Replace L with (x+13)
\n" ); document.write( "x(x+13) = 1598
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 13x - 1598 = 0; our old friend, the quadratic equation
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\n" ); document.write( "(x - 34)(x + 47) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Positive solution
\n" ); document.write( "x = 34 inches is the width
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\n" ); document.write( "34 + 13 = 47 inches is the length \n" ); document.write( "
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