document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=721308>Question 721308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has an area given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=x%5E2-3x-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=x%5E2-3x-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Find expressions for the possible length and width of the rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #442308 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=442308\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a rectangle is the product of length times width. So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-3x-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-3x-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > must be the product of length times width. To find expressions for length and width, we factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-3x-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-3x-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One of these is the length and one of them is the width. If the length has to be longer than the width, then x+2 is the length and x-5 is the width (because no matter what x may be, x+2 will always be more than x-5). </SPAN>\n" );
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