document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983408>Question 983408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A page with length 3 cm longer than its width has 80 cm^2 of printed area. The margins at the top and bottom are each 3/2 cm and the side margins are each 1 cm. Find the dimensions of the page. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #604189 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=604189\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let width of page be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of page = (x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width of painted area = (x-2) cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of printed area = (x+3)-3 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-2) =  printed area \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=10x+8x=80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-10x+8x-80=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-10)+8(x-10)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+8)(x-10)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -8 OR 10 ( ignore negative)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width of page = 10cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of page = 13 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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