document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004936>Question 1004936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A field is 3 metres longer than wide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the field is x metres.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the field is 10m squared.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area A = LW = x(x+3) = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+5)(x-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a 2m by 5m field. </SPAN>\n" );
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