document.write( "Question 822778: On my worksheet it says, You are making a sign. The length is 10 times the width. The area of the sign is 39 sq.ft. What is the width. I tried using the formula area=length*width. Substituted the numbers 39=w(10w). Then, I got 39=w^2*10. I don't know what to do after. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "On my worksheet it says, You are making a sign. 
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document.write( "The length is 10 times the width. The area of the sign is 39 sq.ft. 
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document.write( "What is the width. 
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document.write( "area=length*width
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document.write( " 39=w(10w) 
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document.write( " 39=w^2*10   |Good Work
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document.write( "  3.9 = w^2
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document.write( "  = w = 1.9748ft (rounding off as directed) \n" );
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