document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=455939>Question 455939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3m less than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 27m^2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of the rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 3m less than twice its width <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2B3m=2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2B3m=2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...->...<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=2W-3m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=2W-3m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27m%5E2=%282W-3m%29%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27m%5E2=%282W-3m%29%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27m%5E2=2W%5E2-3m%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27m%5E2=2W%5E2-3m%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%5E2-3Wm-27m%5E2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2-3Wm-27m%5E2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....use quadratic formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%28-%28-3m%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-3m%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-27m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%28-%28-3m%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-3m%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-27m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%283m+%2B-+sqrt%28+9m%5E2%2B216m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%283m+%2B-+sqrt%28+9m%5E2%2B216m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%283m+%2B-+sqrt%28+225m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%283m+%2B-+sqrt%28+225m%5E2%29+%29%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%283m+%2B-+15m+%29%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%283m+%2B-+15m+%29%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...you need only positive root because width cannot be negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%283m+%2B+15m+%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%283m+%2B+15m+%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%2818m+%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%2818m+%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+4.5m++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+4.5m++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......now find the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=2%2A4.5m+-3m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=2%2A4.5m+-3m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=9m+-3m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=9m+-3m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=6m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=6m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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