document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870797>Question 870797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle with an area of 80cm^2 has a width that is three more than one half its length. What is the width of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #525136 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=525136\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w for width, L for length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your description in symbols is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=wL=80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"wL=80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=3%2B%281%2F2%29L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=3%2B%281%2F2%29L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Use these to form an equation in just ONE variable, and solve for that variable; this will be a quadratic equation.  Use the found value of this variable to compute the other variable.   </SPAN>\n" );
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