document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=326290>Question 326290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Length of a rectangle is 8ft longer than its width. What are the dimensions if the area of the rectangle is 84 square ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that A = W(L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so I think it should look like 84=x(x+8).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I also know the dimensions are 6ft by 14ft. I just can't figure out how to solve the equation once it moves to 84= x^2(8x) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So far, so good. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x(x\ +\ 8)\ =\ 84\">.  Looks like it has the makings of a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ +\ 8x\ -\ 84\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's see, -6 times 14 is -84 and -6 plus 14 is 8, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (x\ -\ 6)(x\ +\ 14)\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ 6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ -14\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Discard the negative root because you are looking for a positive measure of length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width is 6, hence the length is 6 plus 8 = 14. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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