document.write( "Question 317459: I have been working on this and can't seem to get the answer can you help? A rectangular table is four times as long as it is wide. The area of the table is 100ft^2. I can only get so far with it and keep getting the answer wrong. Can you show me how to do it so I can see where I am messing up. \n" ); document.write( "
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LW=A
\n" ); document.write( "A=100
\n" ); document.write( "L=4W
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284W%29W=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4W%5E2=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%284W%5E2%29=sqrt%28100%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2W=10\" and \"2W=-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"W=5\" and \"W=-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "cant be negative
\n" ); document.write( "\"L=4%285%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"L=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "Check
\n" ); document.write( "\"20%2A5=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "correct
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