document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005020>Question 1005020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular auditorium seats 3332 people.  The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 19.  Find the number of seats in each row.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Call the number of seats in each row, s.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we have (given a rectangular auditorium)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rs = 3332 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = r + 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let us substitute the second into the first and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r(r + 19) = 3332<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 + 19r - 3332 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r + 68)(r - 49) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 49 rows of 68 seats each. </SPAN>\n" );
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