document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357758>Question 357758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is three feet shorter than twice its width. If the are of a rectangle is 170ft^2, what is the length of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let width be x feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 170 ft^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = L*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2x-3)=170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-3x=170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-3x-170 =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-20x+17x-170=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x-10)+17(x-10)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-10)(2x+17)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take positive value x= 10  feetthe width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 20-3 = 17 feet<BR>\n" );
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