document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=312663>Question 312663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular table is 4 feet longer as long as it is wide.  If the area is 144 ft to the 2nd power find the length and width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is length times width.  If you let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the width, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 4\"> has to represent the length.  Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x(x\ +\ 4)\ =\ 144\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ +\ 4x\ -\ 144\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just solve the quadratic.  You will need to use the quadratic formula.  Discard the negative root because you are looking for a positive measure of length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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