document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380097>Question 380097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 15 square feet. The width can be represented by x - 3.5 and the length by 'x'. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried this problem a dozen times. I don't know what it is I'm doing wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269778 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=269778\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> wid th = x-3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length =x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = l*w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-3.5)=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3.5x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-7x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-7x-30=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-12x+5x-30=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x-6)+5(x-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+5)(x-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 6 feet,  the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3.5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=6-3.5 = 2.5 feet, the width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = l*w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*2.5 = 15<BR>\n" );
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