document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=802563>Question 802563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a carpenter builds two decks with the same area. One deck is a square, and the other is a rectangle which is 4m longer than the square, but 3m less than the square. What is the area of each deck? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #483922 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=483922\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the side of square be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of square = x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length of rectangle=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width of rectangle = x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of rectangle = (x+4)(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=x^2+x-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bothe areas are same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+x-12 = x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-12=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 12 the side of square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 144 square m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+4)(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(12+4)(12-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=144 sqm\r<BR>\n" );
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