document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909572>Question 909572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question: A rectangle has an area of 330 meters squared. one side is 7 meters longer than the other. what are the dimensions of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My Attempt: x(x+7) = 330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            x^2 + 7x = 330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root both sides x + 7x = 18.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        8x/8  = 18.2/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                          x   =  2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 330m^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "330 = x(x+7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "330 = x^2 + 7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 330 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 7x -330 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+22)(x-15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since a measurement can't be a negative number, the only possibility is 15.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "One side is 15.  Therefore the other side is 22.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22 * 15 = 330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22 is 7 more than 15.<BR>\n" );
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