document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335337>Question 335337</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total area of the tennis court is 228 ft. The length is 60 more than twice the width. The answer should be 36x78. Find the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all, the area of the tennis court is NOT 228 feet.  It is 228 <i>square</i> feet.  Yes, it matters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> feet represent the measure of the width.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2x\ +\ 60\"> feet represents the measure of the length.  The area is the length times the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (2x\ +\ 60)x\ =\ 228\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See, you are multiplying feet times feet -- it has to be square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute and put the equation into standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2x^2\ +\ 60x\ -\ 228\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just solve the quadratic.  You will have to use the quadratic formula because this doesn't factor.  However, read on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either your answer is wrong (though the numbers seem reasonable for my idea of the proportions of a tennis court) or the parameters of the problem are WAY out of whack.  If your answer is indeed correct, then the problem should read:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>The total area of the tennis court is <b>2808</b> square ft. The length is <b>6</b> more than twice the width.</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given that, your quadratic would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2x^2\ +\ 6x\ -\ 2808\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which does have a positive root at 36.\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" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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