document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=808110>Question 808110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An aquarium holding African Chiclids is 4 inches higher than it is wide. It's length is 25 inches. It's volume is 8000 cubic inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question is asking for it's width and it's height. This is the formula I have been working with, I just want to be sure that it's right, and see if I am missing anything:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x) will be the width:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x) (x times 4) 25=8000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 times 2 times 100x= 8000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 times 2 times 100= 8000= 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 times 2 times 8000 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 (x times 24) = 100 - 8000=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 (x=8) (x=16) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's as far as I got. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me with anything that I am missing? Thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is asking for it's widtth and it's height. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height x+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x(x+4) = 8000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25(x^2+4x)-8000 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x - 320 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-16)(x+20) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 inches (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 20 inches (height)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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