document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=719247>Question 719247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 7 centimeters less than 4 times its width. its area is 36 square centimeters. find the dimensions of the rectangle. use the formula area= length*width  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L=4W-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=(4W-7)W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=4W^2-7W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4W^2-7W-36=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4W+9)(W-4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=4 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=(4*4-7)4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=(16-7)4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=9*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=36<BR>\n" );
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