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document.write( "A rectangular area is enclosed with fencing 
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document.write( "where the width is 5 feet less than the length. width is .  
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document.write( "If the area is 300 square feet, what is the width?
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document.write( " A = lw = x(x-5) = 300ft^2
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document.write( "    x^2 - 5x - 300 = 0
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document.write( "    (x +15)(x-20) = 0   |tossing out the negative solution for unit measure
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document.write( "             x = 20ft, the length and the width is 15ft        .  \r
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