document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001866>Question 1001866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The permitter of a rectangular concrete slab is 72 feet and its area is 308 square feet. What is the length of the longer side of the slab?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=perimeter=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy=308=area=308<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=308/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2(308/x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lcd:x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+616=72x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-72x+616<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-36x+308=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-22)(x-14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14 or 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the length of the longer side of the slab? 22 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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