document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945545>Question 945545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangular yard is 5 feet longer than its width, x. The area of the yard is 104 sq ft. Use a quadratic to solve for the width.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #576750 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=576750\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (X+5)(X)=104 sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X%5E2%2B5X=104sqft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X%5E2%2B5X=104sqft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 104 from each side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-104+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-104+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-104=441 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-104=441\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=441 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-104 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-104\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-104+=+1%28x-8%29%2A%28x--13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B5x%2B-104+=+1%28x-8%29%2A%28x--13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 8, -13.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answers are 8,-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER the width of the yard is 8 feet,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = W+5=8+5=13 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area=104 sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "104 sq ft=(13ft)(8ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "104 sq ft=104 sq ft  </SPAN>\n" );
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