document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997800>Question 997800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a problem that seems simple but I'm having an issue solving it. The problem is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length of rectangle 5\" more then width. Area is 66\". What is length and width? L=w+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66= w(w+5) I write this out as w^2+5w-66. Then I factor this so (w+11)(w-6) but I don't know how to finish. Can you help me?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #615741 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=615741\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quadratic should have come as a step in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2%2B5w-66=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2%2B5w-66=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then factored,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW use Zero Product Rule, and one solution will be meaningless and the other will be meaningful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either w+11=0  OR  w-6=0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which one is needed? </SPAN>\n" );
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