document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530536>Question 530536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 ft more than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 35 ft^2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is \"x+3\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 = (x+3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+3x-35 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4.6 (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 7.6 (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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