document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946208>Question 946208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't even know where to begin with this problem. A page of a magazine contains 36 square inches of type. The height of the page is twice the width. If the margin around the type is 3 inches uniformly, what are the dimensions of the page? I know I have to set up a quadratic equation but I don't know what to put where. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #577241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=577241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First off name the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - length of the page<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - width of the page<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write down what you know in algebraic language.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H=2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H=2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The type doesn't take up the whole page because of the margin. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember margin on top and bottom, margin on right and left. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the printed area is, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28H-6%29%28W-6%29=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28H-6%29%28W-6%29=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute from eq. 1 into eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282W-6%29%28W-6%29=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282W-6%29%28W-6%29=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looks like the quadratic equation you need. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%5E2-12W-6W%2B36=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2-12W-6W%2B36=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%5E2-18W=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%5E2-18W=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then go back and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Repost if you get stuck. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hint : Factor out W and solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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