document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744252>Question 744252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 5m longer than it is width . If the length is shortened by 2 meters and the width is increased by 1 m. The area will remain the same. Find the length and width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rectangle is 5m longer than it is width . If the length is shortened by 2 meters and the width is increased by 1 m. The area will remain the same. Find the length and width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original width be W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then length = W + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original area = W(W + 5), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2+%2B+5W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2+%2B+5W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Shortened by 2 meters, the new length is: W + 5 - 2, or W + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Increased by 1, the new width is: W + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New area = (W + 3)(W + 1), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2+%2B+4W+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2+%2B+4W+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since area remains the same, then: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2+%2B+5W+=+W%5E2+%2B+4W+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2+%2B+5W+=+W%5E2+%2B+4W+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2+-+W%5E2+%2B+5W+-+4W+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2+-+W%5E2+%2B+5W+-+4W+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W, or original width = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%283m%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%283m%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original length = 3 + 5, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%288m%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%288m%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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