document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446629>Question 446629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Their is a rectangle and its legnth is d-12 and the width is d. If the area is 28 square units, what is the value of d? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = length*width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28 = (d-12)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2-12d-28 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor using Inverse FOIL:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2-14d+2d-28 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d(d-14)+2(d-14) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d-14)(d+2) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = d = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = d-12 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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