document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=296538>Question 296538</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular lawn has a length that is 3 yards greater than the width. The area of the lawn is 130 square yards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: The formula for the area of a rectangle is Area = length \times width .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Write the polynomial equation for the area of the lawn. Use the variable x to represent the width of the lawn. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=213666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the width of the lawn be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length =x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(x+3)=130\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+3x-130=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+13x-10x-130=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+13)-10(x+13)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+13)(x-10)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x= 10  </SPAN>\n" );
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