document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958978>Question 958978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one side of a rectangle is 4 in shorter than three times the other side find the sides if the area of the rectangle is 319sq in </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "side:: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other side: y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy = 319<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-4)x = 319<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2 - 4x - 319 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = [4 +- sqrt(16 -4*3*-319)]/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = [4 +- 62]/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 11 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x-4 = 29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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