document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356716>Question 356716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 4 m longer than it is wide. If the lenght and width are both increased by 5 m, the are is increased by 115 m squared. Find the original dimensions. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let width be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = x(x+4) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "increased by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+4+5 = x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = (x+5)(x+9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+5)(x+9)-x(x+4) =115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+14x+45-x^2-4x=115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+45=115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=115-45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7  the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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