document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983272>Question 983272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 2 more than twice its width, If tha area of the rectangle is 24 sq. Meters, find its dimensions. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b\"> units greater (+) or smaller (-) than the width.  The area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large A\"> square units.  What are the dimensions of the rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> represent the width of the rectangle.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large aw\ \pm\ b\"> must represent the length of the rectangle.  Since the area of a rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large lw\">, the area of the desired rectangle must be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w(aw\ \pm\ b)\">, hence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  aw^2\ \pm\ bw\ -\ A\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute your given numbers and solve the quadratic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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