document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=910879>Question 910879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 5 inches less than 3 times the length. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area is 2 inches squared. Find the length and width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(3x-5) = 2in^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2 - 5x - 2 = 0 (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x +1)(x-2)= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2in, the length. The width is 1in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A2-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A2-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 2in^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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