document.write( "Question 955886: the length of a rectangle is 4 more than its width. the area of the rectangle is 45 square centimeters. whats is the length and width \n" ); document.write( "
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the length of a rectangle \"L\" is \"4\" more than its width \"W\". \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=W%2B4\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the area of the rectangle \"A\" is \"45\" square centimeters:
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=45cm%5E2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "whats is the length and width\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A=45cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2AW=45cm%5E2\" substitute \"L=W%2B4cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28W%2B4%29%2AW=45cm%5E2\"....solve for \"W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2%2B4W=45cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2%2B4W-45cm%5E2=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+4%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-45cm%5E2%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+16%2B180cm%5E2%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+196cm%5E2%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+%28-4+%2B-+14cm%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solution: we need only positive solution for width\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+%28-4+%2B+14cm%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+10cm%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W+=+5cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then the length is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=5cm%2B4cm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=9cm\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the length is \"highlight%289cm%29\" and the width is \"highlight%285cm%29\"\r
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