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 #615742 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=615742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length of rectangle <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more then width. Area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. What is length and width? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=w%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=w%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=+w%28w%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=+w%28w%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=66=w%5E2%2B5w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"66=w%5E2%2B5w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=w%5E2%2B5w-66 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=w%5E2%2B5w-66\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B11%29%28w-6%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B11%29%28w-6%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B11%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B11%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=-11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=-11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> disregard negative solution because we are looking for the width and it cannot be negative number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w-6%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w-6%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28w=6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28w=6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now find the length: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=w%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=w%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=6%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=6%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=11%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=11%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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