document.write( "Question 459524: The width of a rectangle is 3 ft, its length is (6x + 2) ft, and its area is 80 ft². Find x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The width of a rectangle is \"W=3+ft\", \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the length is \"L=%286x+%2B+2%29+ft\", and \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the area is \"A=80+ft%5E2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find \"x\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A=80+ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2AW=80+ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%286x+%2B+2%29+ft%2A3+ft=80+ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%286x+%2B+2%29+ft%5E2=80+ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%286x+%2B+2%29+cross%28ft%5E2%29=80cross%28+ft%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%286x+%2B+2%29+=80\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x+%2B+6+=80\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x+=80-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x+=74\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=74%2F18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=4.11\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=%286x+%2B+2%29+ft=%286%2A4.11%2B2%29ft=%2824.66%2B2%29ft=26.66ft\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2AW=80+ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26.66ft%2A3ft=80+ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"79.98ft%5E2=80+ft%5E2\"...round up\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"80ft%5E2=80+ft%5E2\"\r
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