document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374641>Question 374641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 9ft longer than its wide, and its area is  360ft2. use quadratic equation to find its length and width </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length = x+9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 360 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+9)=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+9x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+9x-360=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+24x-15x-360=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+24)-15(x+24)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-15)(x+24)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So x = 15 . Ignore -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 15 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 24 feet<BR>\n" );
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