document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=816093>Question 816093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has an area of 75 square inches. The length of the rectangle is three times as long as the width of the rectangle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = length {the length is 3 times the width}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a rectangle = width x length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(3x) = 75 {substituted width, length, and area into area formula}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x² = 75 {multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x² = 25 {divided each side by 3}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 {took square root of each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 15 {substituted 5, in for x, into 3x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 5 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 15 inches<BR>\n" );
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