document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389378>Question 389378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle has a length one foot longer than twice the width. the area of the rectangle is 253 square feet. find the (a) length and (b) width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you show me how to do this problem? thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275916 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=275916\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle has a length one foot longer than twice the width. the area of the rectangle is 253 square feet. find the (a) length and (b) width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the unknowns are the length & width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but they have a relation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let width be x feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length will be 2x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L*W=Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2x+1)= Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2x+1)= 253<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+2x= 253<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-253<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+2x-253=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for roots using quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2,b=2,c-253<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac=2028<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 10.758 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x2=%28-2-sqrt%282028%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x2=%28-2-sqrt%282028%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is negative so it is not practical<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 10.76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = (2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 2*(10.76+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 23.52 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23.52*10.76=253.07<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca </SPAN>\n" );
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