document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=952824>Question 952824</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with the following word problem .A scoreboard is 10 meters squared,the scoreboard was enlarged, the length was increased by 1m and the width by 3 meters, by doing so the area of the scoreboard tripled. determine the original length and width  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581869 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581869\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of the scoreboard is 10 m^2 and we are given,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l*w = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(l+1)*(w+3) = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve first formula for l, l = 10/w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute for l in the second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10/w +1)*(w+3) = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "((10+w)/w) * (w+3) = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of = by w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+10) * (w+3) = 30w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 +13w +30 = 30w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 -17w +30 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w-15)*(w-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 15 and w=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we have two possibilities <BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 2 m, and l = 5 m and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 15 m and l = 2/3 m<BR>\n" );
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