document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862818>Question 862818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 55 yd^2 , and the length of the rectangle is 4yd less than three times the width, what is the length & width </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 55 yd^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 4 yd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = the factor, 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=-k%2Bmw ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=-k%2Bmw\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=wL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=wL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for L in the A equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%28mw-k%29=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%28mw-k%29=A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=mw%5E2-kw=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"mw%5E2-kw=A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WHAT NEXT?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the general solution of a quadratic equation to solve for w.  Substitute the given values for k, A, and m and compute w.  Use the now found value of w to compute L. </SPAN>\n" );
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