document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385309>Question 385309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 2in. less than 7 times its width.  the area of the rectangle is 57 sq. in.  What are the dimentions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 7x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L*W= Area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(7x-2)=57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x^2-2x=57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x^2-2x-57=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x^2-21x+19x-57=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x(x-3)+19(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)(7x+19)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 3 which is positive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 3 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 7x-2 = 21-2=19 in.<BR>\n" );
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