document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=824556>Question 824556</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julia's soybean field is 3m longer than it is wide.  To increase production, she plans to increase both the length and width by 2m.  If the new field is 46m^2 larger than the old field, then what are the dimension of the old field?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #496590 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><B>TimothyLamb(4379)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TimothyLamb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=496590\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of old field:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = xy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of new field:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = (x + 2)(y + 2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = a + 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 2)(y + 2) = xy + 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy + 2x + 2y + 4 = xy + 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2y = 42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "system of linear equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2y = 42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put the system of linear equations into standard form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2y = 42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "copy and paste the above standard form linear equations in to this solver:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = length = 12 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = width = 9 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve and graph linear equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve quadratic equations, quadratic formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve systems of linear equations up to 6-equations 6-variables:<BR>\n" );
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