document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985366>Question 985366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 5 + square root 3. If the length of one side is 2 + square root 3, what is the length of the other side?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #606164 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=606164\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+Width%2ALength ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+Width%2ALength\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29+=+Width+%2A+%282+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29+=+Width+%2A+%282+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%2Bsqrt%283%29%29+=+Width ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%2Bsqrt%283%29%29+=+Width\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now rationalize the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%2Bsqrt%283%29%29%29+%28%282-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%282-sqrt%283%29%29%29+=+Width ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%2Bsqrt%283%29%29+%282-sqrt%283%29%29%29+%2F+%28%282%2Bsqrt%283%29%29+%282-sqrt%283%29%29%29+=+Width ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2810+-5sqrt%283%29+%2B+2sqrt%283%29+-3+%29+%2F+%284+-+3%29%29+=+Width ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2810+-5sqrt%283%29+%2B+2sqrt%283%29+-3+%29+%2F+%284+-+3%29%29+=+Width\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287+-3sqrt%283%29%29+=+Width ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287+-3sqrt%283%29%29+=+Width\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verify your answer by multiplying <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287+-3sqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287+-3sqrt%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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