document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478444>Question 478444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the width of a rectangle is 2ft less than the length. The area is 3ft^2. Find the length and width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Length=l\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = l-2 ………….(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of rectangle (A) = 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A= l * w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the values of ‘w’ and ‘A’ in above equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3= l * (l – 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=l^2-2l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l^2-2l-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l^2-3l+l-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l(l-3)+1(l-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(l+1)(l-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l+1=0 or l-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=-1 or l=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length cannot be negative <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore    l=3 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of l in equation (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = l-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w =3-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=1 ft<BR>\n" );
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