document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=565334>Question 565334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 4 cm greater than its width. If the length and the width were increased by 3 cm, the area of the rectangle would be in creased by 93 cm. What are the dimensions fo the original rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let w=width of original rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+4=length of original rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+3=width of enlarged rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+4+3=w+7=length of enlarged rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area=length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+3)(w+7)-w(w+4)=93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2+10w+21-w^2-4w=93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6w=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+4=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of original rectangle=12 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of original rectangle=16 cm<BR>\n" );
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