document.write( "Question 555266: Please help solv. A digital photgraph is 30 pixel longer than it is wide and has a total area of 4000 pixels. Find the dimensions of this photograph. \n" ); document.write( "
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x(x+30)=4000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+30x=4000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+30x-4000=0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now use the quadratic formula to solve:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-(30)+-sqrt((30)^2-4(1)(-4000)))/(2(1))\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-30+-sqrt(900-(-16000)))/(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-30+-sqrt(16900))/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-30+sqrt(16900))/2 or x = (-30-sqrt(16900))/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = (-30+130)/2 or x = (-30-130)/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 100/2 or x = -160/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 50 or x = -80\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ignore the negative solution. So the dimensions are 50 by 80 pixels.\r
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