document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873154>Question 873154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can i get an example of a word problem that requires factoring trinomials?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=indra89811><B>indra89811(24)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=indra89811><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=indra89811><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526660\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question 1: The volume of a rectangular prism is 18x3 + 84x2 + 48x. What are the possible dimensions of the prism?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The dimensions are 6x, (x + 4) and (3x + 2)      Hint: Factor 18x3 + 84x2 + 48x. Each factor represents one dimension.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 2: A ball at a height of 4 ft is hit straight up into the air.  The height of the ball above the ground in 't' seconds is modeled        by the polynomial  -16t2 + 12t + 4. Find the time taken by the ball to fall back to the  ground.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint: Solve the equation -16t2 + 12t + 4 = 0 for t using factoring.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 3: The dimensions of Jane.s room are w and 2w ft. After some remodeling  the area of Jane's room is given by the trinomial 2w2 + 7w + 6 sq.ft .Find the increase in the dimensions of the room.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Width w by 2 ft and length 2w by 3 ft.                \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint: Factor 2w2 + 7w + 6 and compare the dimensions with the original.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 4: The area of a rectangular plastic sheet is given by b3 + 3b2 + 10b + 30 square inches.  Find an expression for the perimeter of the sheet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2b2 + 2b + 16               <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint : Factor b3 + 3b + 10b + 30 to find the length and width of the sheet. Use the perimeter formula for a rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 5:  A square parking area has an area equal to 100x2 - 80x + 16 meters. Find the side of the parking lot.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x - 4 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 6:  The Length of a rectangular courtyard is given by the expression 3x -1. If the area is given by, 3x2 + 2x - 1, find the       width of the room.<BR>\n" );
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