document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=302496>Question 302496</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 2 ft less then the length. The area is 3 ft ^2. Find the length and the width </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #216880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</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=216880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the length be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width will be x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of rectangle = L *W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-2)= 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x-3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-3x+x-3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-3)+1(x-3)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+1)(x-3)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3 OR x=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length cant be negative \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so length = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1\r<BR>\n" );
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