document.write( "Question 297299: the area of a rectangle is 40 square inches. The length is 6 inches more than the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle \n" ); document.write( "

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LW=A
\n" ); document.write( "L=W+6
\n" ); document.write( "A=40
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40=%28W%2B6%29W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40=W%5E2%2B6W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0=W%5E2%2B6W-40\"$ 4*10=40 ||| 10-4=6
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28w-4%29%28w%2B10%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=4\"$ , $\"cross%28-10%29\"$ cant be negative
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=W%2B6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=4%2B6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=10\"$
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