document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77647>Question 77647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The width of a rectangle is 7 ft less than the length.  The area of the rectangle is 120 ft2(square).  Find the width of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If we let the length = L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, the width, or w, will be L-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the area of a rectangle is length times width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, L(L-7)=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%5E2-7L-120=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%5E2-7L-120=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(L-15)(L+8) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, L=15,-8  length can't be negative, so L=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So width w=L-7=15-7=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So width of the rectangle is 8 ft.<BR>\n" );
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