document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=682517>Question 682517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Word problem: A rectangle table in Arlo's House of Tunes is six times as long as it is wide. If the area of the table is 24ft^2, find the length and the width of the table. My question: how do i set this up into a polynomial equation? please and thank you :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #423246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><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=423246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w = 6l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "knowing a = l*w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 6l*l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 6l^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6(l^2-4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(l+2)(l-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l+2=0, so l=-2 ==> cannot have a negative length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l-2=0, os l=2 ==> this is length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = 6l = 6*2 = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28l=2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28l=2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >ft and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28w=12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28w=12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >ft<BR>\n" );
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