document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=930997>Question 930997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular patio is 9 ft by 6 ft. When the length and width are increased by the same amount, the area becomes 88 sq ft. Ginger is using the zero product property to solve the equation (6 + x)(9 + x) = 88. What do her solutions represent?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B17=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B17=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...disregard negative solution: we are looking for the length and width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the length and width are increased, a rectangular patio is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and its area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11ft%2A8ft=88ft%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11ft%2A8ft=88ft%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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