document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374595>Question 374595</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than the width. If the area is 36 square meters, find the rectangle's dimensions. Round to the nearest tenth of a meter. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=266445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w(w+3) = 36, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2+%2B+3w+-+36+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2+%2B+3w+-+36+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then by the quadratic formula,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+3%5E2-4%2A1%2A-36+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+=%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28153%29%29%2F2++=+4.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters.  We discard the negative value!)  That's the width.  The length is 4.7 + 3 = 7.7 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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