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document.write( "I have 4w+3=L but i dont really know what to do..... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have 4w+3=L but i dont really know what to do<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4w+3=L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L*W = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub for L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4W+3)*W = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4W^2 + 3W - 45 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(W - 3)*(4W + 15) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 15<BR>\n" );
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