document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=581628>Question 581628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how to tell the base from the height in this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Build a lot whose area is x^2+3x+5x+15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am suppose to draw a diagram that fits this description and say what the length and height is in terms of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #371741 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=371741\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The idea here is to factor this expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B3x%29%2B%285x%2B15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B3x%29%2B%285x%2B15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group the terms in two pairs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B3%29%2B5%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B3%29%2B5%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the first group. Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the second group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have the common term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B3x%2B5x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that the length and width are x+5 and x+3 units </SPAN>\n" );
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