document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829624>Question 829624</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is three more than twice the width determine the dimensions that will give a total area of 27m^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help,i'm completely stuck </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=width of rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3=length of rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area=length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2x+3)=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+3x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+3x-27=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+9(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-9/2 (reject, x>0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of rectangle=3m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of rectangle=9m<BR>\n" );
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