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document.write( "Let width = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length = (w+15)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(w+15) = 9844<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 + 15w - 9844 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(w-107)(w+92) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: w = 107 ft (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = w + 15 = 122 ft (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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