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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 #483074 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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=483074\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A base of a rectangle is 3cm longer than the height. The area of the rectangle is 40cm^2. Find the base and the height of the rectangle? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let h=height of rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base of rectangle=h+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area=height*base=h(h+3)=h^2+3h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2+3h=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2+3h-40=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(h+8)(h-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=-8(reject)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "base=h+3=8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height of rectangle=5cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base of rectangle=8cm </SPAN>\n" );
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