document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353608>Question 353608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the side of a rectangle are 5 and 12.  if we inrease both sides by the same amount, the new area is 60 more than the original area,  by how much are the sides increased. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the amount each side is increased.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area ofa rectangle is = l*w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(12 + x)(5 + x) = 5*12 + 60 = 120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60 + 17 x + x^2 = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 17x - 60 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 20)(x-3) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cannot use solution x = -20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 * 8 = 120 </SPAN>\n" );
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