document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385281>Question 385281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the area of a rectangle is 102 square inches. the length of the rectangle is 5 inches greater than twice the width. find the dimensions of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272602 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=272602\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's possible to guess and check by taking the factors of 102 and seeing that (6, 17) works.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or, we can convert this into an elementary algebra problem by assuming the width is x and the length is 2x + 5. Then,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(2x + 5) = 102\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 5x - 102 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x + 17)(x - 6) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -17/2 or x = 6 --> x = 6 because we take the positive value. </SPAN>\n" );
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