document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=699481>Question 699481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 6.25 feet and a width of 9.75 feet.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #431402 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=431402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">The area of a rectangle is given by this simple formula:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=l%2Aw ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=l%2Aw\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where l is the length of the rectangle,<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and w is the width of the rectangle.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, we have:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=6.25%2A9.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=6.25%2A9.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=60.9375 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=60.9375\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area of our rectangle is 60.9 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ft%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ft%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is because we round the answer to the lowest number of significant digits<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in either of our original two numbers.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 3 significant digits in both numbers,<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we round our final answer to 3 significant digits as well.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, in most cases, the length of a rectangle will be longer than its width,<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but that is just a practical concern, it does not affect the area, nor the perimeter.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!  Keep practicing!  :)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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