document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=658081>Question 658081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John, a professional photographer, has a 6 inch by 8 inch photo. He wishes to reduce the photo by the same amount on each side so that the resulting photo will have half the area of the original. By how much will he have to reduce the length of each side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410154 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=colliefan><B>colliefan(242)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=colliefan><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=410154\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The original photo has an area of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=6 in * 8 in = 48 in^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The desired area is half this or 24 in^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The product of the new length and width must equal 24 in^2. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you reduce both sides by 2 inches, the new photo is 4 in x 6 in. Both sides are reduced by 2 inches and the resultant area is halved. </SPAN>\n" );
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