document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=692302>Question 692302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is five feet less than twice the width. its area is 375 square feet. Find its dimensions. I need to know how to work it out.. Or just a equation </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #426960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><B>Stitch(470)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><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=426960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set-Up<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = L * W  (Area of a rectangle)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given: A = 375, L = 2W - 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the given information into the equation for the area of a rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28375%29+=+%282W+-+5%29+%2A+W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28375%29+=+%282W+-+5%29+%2A+W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=375+=+2W%5E2+-+5W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"375+=+2W%5E2+-+5W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 128 from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the quadratic equation\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=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=aW%5E2%2BbW%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"aW%5E2%2BbW%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%5E2%2B-5W%2B-375+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2%2B-5W%2B-375+=+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=W%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%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=%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A-375=3025 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A-375=3025\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=3025 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+3025+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--5%2B-sqrt%28+3025+%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=W%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-5%29%2Bsqrt%28+3025+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-5%29%2Bsqrt%28+3025+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-5%29-sqrt%28+3025+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-12.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-5%29-sqrt%28+3025+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-12.5\"   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=2W%5E2%2B-5W%2B-375 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2%2B-5W%2B-375\"   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=2W%5E2%2B-5W%2B-375+=+2%28W-15%29%2A%28W--12.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2%2B-5W%2B-375+=+2%28W-15%29%2A%28W--12.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 15, -12.5.\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+2%2Ax%5E2%2B-5%2Ax%2B-375+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+2%2Ax%5E2%2B-5%2Ax%2B-375+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answers were W = 15feet or -12.5feet. but since you can not have a negative width. Just use the 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can find the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2W - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug 15 in for W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+30+-+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+30+-+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28L+=+25+feet%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28L+=+25+feet%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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