document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613635>Question 613635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a length that is 5 feet more than its width. The area of this rectangle is 84 square feet. What is the width and length of this rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #386112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=radh><B>radh(108)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=radh><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=radh><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=386112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that to find the area of a rectangle, you use this formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=l%2Aw=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"l%2Aw=a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Let's convert the words into something mathematical.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<p>A rectangle has a length that is 5 feet more than it's width (w+5). The area of this rectangle is 84 square feet (=84). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<p>Let's plug in what we know into the area formula. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B5%29%2Aw=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B5%29%2Aw=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2%2B5w=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2%2B5w=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2%2B5w-84=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2%2B5w-84=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Let's use the quadratic formula to simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-84+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-84+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-84=361 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-84=361\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=361 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+361+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+361+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+361+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+361+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+361+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+361+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-84+=+%28x-7%29%2A%28x--12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-84+=+%28x-7%29%2A%28x--12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 7, -12.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B5%2Ax%2B-84+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B5%2Ax%2B-84+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "<p>The area can't be negative, so we're assuming <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. That means that the width of the rectangle is 7, and the length <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2B5=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2B5=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. The length is 12.  </SPAN>\n" );
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