document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=278296>Question 278296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 8 cm longer than it is wide. Find the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 240 sq-cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = cm <BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = cm </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x is width, OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+8)=240\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+8x=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+8x-240=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+20)(x-12)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X cannot be negative, so x must be 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO, 20 is length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 is length\r<BR>\n" );
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