document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402218>Question 402218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle has an area of 432 square inches. The width of the rectangle is 3/4 times its length. find the dimensions of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4(x) = width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x[3/4(x)] = 432 {area = length x width}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4(x^2) = 432 {multiplied, add exponents when multiplying}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 576 {divided both sides by 3/4, multiplied by reciprocal}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 in. length {took square root of both sides} <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4x = 18 in. width {substituted 24 for x, into 3/4x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 in x 24 in are the dimensions of the rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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