document.write( "Question 847965: The diagonal and the longer side of a rectangular plot are together three times the length of the shorter side. If the longer side exceeds the shorter side by 150 ft, what is the area of the plot?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #510851 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "let s = shorter side
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document.write( "longer side = (s + 150)
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document.write( " 3s = diagonal + (s + 150)  Yes, good work
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document.write( " 2s - 150 =    |Squaring both Sides
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document.write( "4s^2 - 600s + 150^2 = 2s^2 + 300s + 150^2
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document.write( "      2s^2 = 900s
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document.write( "        s = 450ft, shorter side.  The longer side is 600ft
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