document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39302>Question 39302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide.  A second rectangle is 5 centimenters longer and 2 centimeters wider than the first.  The area of the second rectangle is 270 square centimeters greater than the first.  What are the dimensions of the original rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24797 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24797\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First rectangle is 4x, and its width is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second rectangle is 4x+5 in length and x+2 in width <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of first is 4x*x=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of second = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2%2B270 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B270\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2%2B270=%284x%2B5%29%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B270=%284x%2B5%29%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2%2B270=4x%5E2%2B13x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B270=4x%5E2%2B13x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x=260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(20)=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the dimensions of the original rectangle are 80cm * 20cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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