document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823251>Question 823251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One side of a rectangle is 8 cm longer than the other. The area of the rectangle is 20 cm^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x cm is the length of one side, show this information as a quadratic equation and then solve it. Hence, state the length of each side. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "xy = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y + 6)y = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yy + 6y - 20 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the above quadratic equation is in standard form, with a=1, b=6, and c=-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve the quadratic equation, by using the quadratic formula, copy and paste this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 6 -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into this solver: https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-equation-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this quadratic has two real roots (the x-intercepts), which are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2.38516481<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -8.38516481<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "negative length doesn't make sense for this problem, so use the positive root<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 2.38516481 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 8.38516481 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve and graph linear equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/linear-equation-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve quadratic equations, quadratic formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-formula-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve systems of linear equations up to 6-equations 6-variables:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/system-of-linear-equations-solver.php </SPAN>\n" );
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