document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335799>Question 335799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! I'm from an Asian Country and I'm not good at English. So sometimes I get confused with some word problems. Please help me with this word problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" The length of a rectangle is x+2 and width is x-1 and a square has a length of each side is x. The area of the rectangle has shown exceeded the area of the square by 2 square centimetre. Find x.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So I write the equation as (x+2) (x - 1) = (x) (x) + 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please correct me if my equation is wrong. (What my problem is the word \"exceeded by 2 sq cm\", so I confused with two x square or x square plus two) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240847 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=240847\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> length of a rectangle is x+2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of the rectangle is x-1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of the side of a square is x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the rectangle exceeds the area of the square by 2 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "exceeds means \"is greater than\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of the rectangle is equal to length * width = (x+2) * (x-1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of the square is equal to side * side = x * x = x^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the area of the rectangle exceeds the area of the square by 2 square centimeters, then the equation would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2) * (x-1) = x^2 + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe you have the equation right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving this problem, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + x - 2 = x^2 + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtracting x^2 from both sides of the equation and adding 2 to both sides of the equation gets:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That should be your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4+2)*(4-1) = 6*3 = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*4 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 exceeds 16 by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 is greater than 16 by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 = 16 + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer is confirmed to be good.\r<BR>\n" );
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