document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=824617>Question 824617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+270cm%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+270cm%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. If the shorter side was reduced by 2cm and the longer side was increased by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16cm%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16cm%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Find the lengths of the sides of the original rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #496616 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=496616\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You omitted a piece of data.  Let us say the longer side is increased by a positive k amount.  We could then say shorter side is x-2 and longer side is y+k.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Originally, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=270 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=270\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Later, through length changes, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%28y%2Bk%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%28y%2Bk%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change equation is also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28xy-2y%2Bkx-2k%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28xy-2y%2Bkx-2k%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and knowing xy=270, this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=270-2y%2Bk%28x-2%29=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"270-2y%2Bk%28x-2%29=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=260-2y%2Bk%28x-2%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"260-2y%2Bk%28x-2%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try again, giving by how much was longer side increased.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Watch your problem description carefully.  To say that the longer side is increased by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is wrong.  You must really mean, \"increased by 16 cm\". </SPAN>\n" );
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