document.write( "Question 920918: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet more than twice its width. The area is 65 square feet. Find the dimensions of the rectangle using the quadratic formula. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A = Lw
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document.write( "(2w+3)w = 65 ft^2
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document.write( "2w^2 + 3w - 65 = 0   (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( "(2w + 13)(w -5 ) = 0
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document.write( "w = 5ft  and L = 13ft 
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