document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80698>Question 80698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve this equation i have been trying for the past 7 hours and it just dosent make any sense: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    A rectangle is initially 6cm wide and 12cm long. If a strip of uniform width is added to the outside of each of the four sides, the resulting area is 160 square cm. Determine the width of the strip? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57866 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=57866\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the width of the strip x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new length of the rectangle will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12+%2B+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12+%2B+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there's a strip on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new width will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2B2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2B2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2B2x%29%2812%2B2x%29+=+160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2B2x%29%2812%2B2x%29+=+160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A%283%2Bx%29%2A2%286%2Bx%29+=+160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A%283%2Bx%29%2A2%286%2Bx%29+=+160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A%2818+%2B+9x+%2B+x%5E2%29+=+160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A%2818+%2B+9x+%2B+x%5E2%29+=+160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+9x+%2B+18+=+40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+9x+%2B+18+=+40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+9x+-+22+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+9x+-+22+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%28x%2B11%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%28x%2B11%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eith <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <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;\" > Negative x is not allowed, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<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;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2B2x%29%2812%2B2x%29+=+160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2B2x%29%2812%2B2x%29+=+160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2B2%2A2%29%2812%2B2%2A2%29+=+160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2B2%2A2%29%2812%2B2%2A2%29+=+160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A16+=+160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A16+=+160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK  </SPAN>\n" );
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