document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962442>Question 962442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane ticket has a perimeter of 32 centimeters and an area of 60 square centimeters. What are the dimensions of the ticket? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let, its length be x and its breadth be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "its perimeter, p=2(x+y)=32........(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area,A= xy=60............(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From,(1) x+y=16....(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from, (2) y=60/x...(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (3) & (4) we can form a quadratic equation  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-16x+60=0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=6 cm and 10 cm \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=10 cm and 6 cm \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore, the dimensions of the ticket are 10 cm and 6 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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