document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353842>Question 353842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 times its width. The area is 86 square meters. Find the length of the rectangle. (Show your solution using Quadratic Equation) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the width.  Then 5x would be the length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of rectangle = l*w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is +-4.148<BR>\n" );
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