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document.write( "The area of a rectangular lot is to be 1456 quare feet. If the width of the lot is 24 feet less than the length, what is the dimention of the lot? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length:: x ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width:: x-24 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-24) = 1456<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 24x - 1456 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 52 ft (length)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-24 = 28 ft (width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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