document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361016>Question 361016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width.  If the width were increased by 3 meters while the length remained the same, the new rectangle would have an area of 30 sq meters.  Find the length and width of the original rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #257555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=257555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width.  If the width were increased by 3 meters while the length remained the same, the new rectangle would have an area of 30 sq meters.  Find the length and width of the original rectangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let width be w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 3w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width w+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length 3w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w(w+3)=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w^2+9w-30=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2+3w-10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+5)(w-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=2 m the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 3w= 6 m<BR>\n" );
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