document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=717104>Question 717104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the area of a rectangle can be represented by the polynomial x^2-8x+15, determine the length, width and area of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "--> a 3 by 5 rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> area = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, there are an infinite # of solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = (x^2-8x+15)/7, width = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = (x^2-8x+15), width = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = (x^2-8x+15)/y, width = y, y is any number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area cannot be determined.\r<BR>\n" );
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