document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385908>Question 385908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 50 and the perimeter is 32  Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle to 2 decimal places. I think a quadratic equation is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</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=272906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> l*w=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l+w=32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l=50/w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute the value of l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/w +w=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(50+w^2)/w=32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multipy by w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50+w^2=32w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2-32w+50=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1,b=-32,c=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac= 824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x1=%2832%2Bsqrt%28824%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x1=%2832%2Bsqrt%28824%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=30.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x2=%2832-sqrt%28824%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x2=%2832-sqrt%28824%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=1.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The dimensions are 30.35 by 1.65<BR>\n" );
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