document.write( "Question 804502: If a rectangle has the sides measuring (x+2)(2x+1) and the area is 252. Find the value of x. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%282x%2B1%29+=+252\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2Bx%2B4x%2B2+=+252\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B5x%2B2-252=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B5x+-250=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B25x-20x-250\"......group\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%5E2-20x%29%2B%2825x-250%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%28x-10%29%2B25%28x-10%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-10%29%282x%2B25%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x-10%29+=+0\" => \"x=10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"+%282x%2B25%29+=+0\"=>\"x=-25%2F2=-12.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since \"x\" represents the side of a rectangle, we need only positive solution; so, \"x=10\"\r
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