document.write( "Question 857894: A rectangle is four inches longer than it is wide. Its area is 30 square inches. What are the length and width of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #516904 by JulietG(1812)\"\" \"About 
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Rarely does a teacher ask a question where the sides of a rectangle come out to decimals.
\n" ); document.write( "L * W = Area
\n" ); document.write( "Typically the sides would be the factors of 30.
\n" ); document.write( "30,1
\n" ); document.write( "15,2
\n" ); document.write( "10,3
\n" ); document.write( "6,5
\n" ); document.write( "None of those fit with the L = W+4 information. Would you double-check your posting?
\n" ); document.write( "Otherwise, what we have is:
\n" ); document.write( "L * W = 30
\n" ); document.write( "L = W + 4
\n" ); document.write( "(W + 4) * W = 30
\n" ); document.write( "W^2 + 4W = 30
\n" ); document.write( "W≈3.830951894845
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\n" ); document.write( "Can you see why I think one of the question's numbers must be wrong? :-) \n" ); document.write( "
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