document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=497614>Question 497614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help solving this problem please! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An aquarium has a volume of 1320 in. cubed. The aquarium has a height of 20 in. and a length of 5 more in. than the base. Find the length and base of the aquarium.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide 1320 by the given height.  That will give you the area of the base.  You misused \"base\" since that would refer to the entire rectangle that has a length and a width.  I'm going to presume that you meant length is 5 inches longer than the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> represent the width.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\ +\ 5\"> represents the length.  And let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large A\"> represent the area you calculated in the first step.  Then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ w(w\ +\ 5)\ =\ A\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve the resulting quadratic for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\">, then calculate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\ +\ 5\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  The quadratic is factorable:  -6 times 11 is -66.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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