document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=497872>Question 497872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle and a square have the same width but the rectangle in 6m longer than the square. Their total area is 176 sq. m. Find the dimensions of each figure </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the square is x^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the rectangle is (x)*(x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + (x) *(x + 6) = 176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 6x = 176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 + 6x - 176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x + 3 - 88)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 8)(x+ 11)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the square, the area is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*8= 64 sq meters. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the rectangle, the area is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*14 = 112 sq meters. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 + 84 = 176 square meters. This does check.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cleomenius.\r<BR>\n" );
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