document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=421447>Question 421447</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular table is five times as long as it is wide. If the area is 45ft^2, find the length and width of the table. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = length {five times as long as it is wide}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a rectangle = length x width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(5x) = 45 {area is length x width}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x^2 = 45 {multiplied x by 5x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 9 {divided both sides by 5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 {took square root of both sides, and only accepted positive value, since it is a measurement}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 15 {substituted 3, in for x, into 5x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 3ft and length = 15ft<BR>\n" );
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