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document.write( "A rectangular walkway is 18 feet longer than it is wide. If the area of the walkway is 88 square feet, find the length and the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "need help with this algebra problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know that a=lw BUT from here i am lost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #217216 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=217216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular walkway is 18 feet longer than it is wide. If the area of the walkway is 88 square feet, find the length and the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the width be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length will be x+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area = L*W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+18)=88\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+18x=88\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+18x-88=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X^2+22x-4x-88=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+22)-4(x+22)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+22)(x-4)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -22 OR x=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thw width cannot be begative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the width is 4 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ananth\r<BR>\n" );
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