document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859080>Question 859080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are in the section of solving equations by factoring.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question is: the length of the rectangle is 3 meters more than 2 times the width. If the area is 65 square meters, find the width and length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I keep getting fractions as answers, I know the equation for the Area of a rectangle is A=LW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I keep plugging in 2x+3 but I am not getting the correct answer please help with the set up of the equation. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > instead of L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+%282W%2B3%29%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+%282W%2B3%29%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65+=+2W%5E2+%2B+3W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65+=+2W%5E2+%2B+3W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now put the equation in standard form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%5E2+%2B+3W+-+65+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2+%2B+3W+-+65+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to factor. Separate the middle term into two parts:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%5E2+-+10W+%2B+13W+-+65+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2+-+10W+%2B+13W+-+65+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor the sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%28W+-+5%29+%2B+13%28W+-+5%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%28W+-+5%29+%2B+13%28W+-+5%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor the bracket and what's not in it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282W+%2B+13%29%28W-5%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282W+%2B+13%29%28W-5%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now what we have is two options:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W+%2B+13+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W+%2B+13+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which gives that W equals -6.5, which is clearly not right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+-+5+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+-+5+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which gives that W equals 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65+=+L%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65+=+L%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, compute for L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+65%2FW+=+65%2F5+=+13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+65%2FW+=+65%2F5+=+13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Width of the triangle is 5 m and its length is 13 m. Also check. </SPAN>\n" );
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