document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=864842>Question 864842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 times the width. The area is 125 square centimeters. What is the length  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521359 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=521359\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This could be solved symbolically first, but then you might not see quickly if the resulting quadratic equation is factorable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meaning <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285y%29y=125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285y%29y=125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This example is easier to solve directly with the given values and not in pure symbolic form.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2=125%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2=125%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----- the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----- the length </SPAN>\n" );
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