document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282287>Question 282287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 1ft less than 3 times the width. There is 310 ft squared.Find the dimension of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205089 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205089\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> l=3w-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=310<BR>\n" );
document.write( "310=lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "310=(3w-1)w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "310=3w^2-w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w=10.33333 or 31/3 ft so l=3(31/3)-1=30ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=aw%5E2%2Bbw%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"aw%5E2%2Bbw%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3w%5E2%2B-1w%2B-310+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3w%5E2%2B-1w%2B-310+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A-310=3721 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A-310=3721\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=3721 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1%2B-sqrt%28+3721+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1%2B-sqrt%28+3721+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29%2Bsqrt%28+3721+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+10.3333333333333 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29%2Bsqrt%28+3721+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+10.3333333333333\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29-sqrt%28+3721+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29-sqrt%28+3721+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3w%5E2%2B-1w%2B-310 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3w%5E2%2B-1w%2B-310\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3w%5E2%2B-1w%2B-310+=+3%28w-10.3333333333333%29%2A%28w--10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3w%5E2%2B-1w%2B-310+=+3%28w-10.3333333333333%29%2A%28w--10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 10.3333333333333, -10.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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