document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389345>Question 389345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the top of the table is 7m greater than the width. The area is 78m^2. What is the dimensions of the table? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let width be x m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+7 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L*W = Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+7)=78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+7x=78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-78      -78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+7x-78=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+13x-6x-78=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+13)-6(x+13)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+13)(x-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ignore negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 6 m the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 6+7 = 13 m.<BR>\n" );
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