document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350438>Question 350438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 5 meters less than its length. The area is 84 square meters.What is the length of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w=x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-5)=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x-84=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5+&#8730;25+336<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5+19 or x=5-19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24/2 or x=-14/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 or x= -7(NO can't be negative)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kicker1238><B>kicker1238(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kicker1238><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=250515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let width be: x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let length be: x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-5)=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x-84=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5+&#8730;25+336<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5+19 or x=5-19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24/2 or x=-14/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 or x= -7(NO can't be negative)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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