document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877210>Question 877210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 7cm less than its length. Its area is 260cm squared. find the dimensions of the rectangle  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Width = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Length = w+7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2A%28w%2B7%29=260 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2A%28w%2B7%29=260\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Because l*w = A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+7%5E2-4%2A1%2A-260+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+7%5E2-4%2A1%2A-260+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-7%2B-sqrt%2849%2B1040%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-7%2B-sqrt%2849%2B1040%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-7%2B-sqrt%281089%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-7%2B-sqrt%281089%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The square root of 1089 is 33. Because both dimensions must be positive,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=26%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=26%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width is 13cm and the length is 20cm.<BR>\n" );
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