document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978452>Question 978452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the width of a rectangle is 3 feet less than its length. if the area of the rectangle is 70 ft2, what are the dimensions of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make the length = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = x - 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = Length x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = x(x - 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = x^2 - 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sort into equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 3x - 70 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factorise<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 7)(x - 10)= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 7 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -7 (No answer as -ve)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 10 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 10ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 7ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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