document.write( "Question 461273: Find the dimensions of the rectangle or triangle that has the given area:\r
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Area: \"A=34m%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34m%5E2=%28x-4%29m%2A%28x%2B11%29m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34m%5E2=%28xm-4m%29%2A%28xm%2B11m%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34m%5E2=%28xm%29%5E2%2B11xm%2Am-4xm%2Am-44m%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34m%5E2=%28xm%29%5E2%2B7xm%5E2-44m%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28xm%29%5E2%2B7xm%5E2-44m%5E2-34m%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "{{(x^2m^2+7xm^2-78m^2=0}}}\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x%29%5E2%2B7x-78%29m%5E2=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+7%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-78%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+49%2B312+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28361+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-7+%2B-+19%29%2F2+\".we will take only positive root; length and width cannot be negative\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-7+%2B+19%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+12%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+6\"....now find \"L=%28x-4%29m\" and \"W=%28x%2B11%29m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=%286-4%29%2Am=2m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W=%286%2B11%29%2Am=17m\"\r
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