document.write( "Question 87336: Please help! The length of a rectangle plus its width is 40m. The area is 336 square meters. How long is the longest side of the triangle? \n" ); document.write( "
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X+Y=40, X=40-Y
\n" ); document.write( "(40-Y)Y=336
\n" ); document.write( "40Y-Y^2-336=0
\n" ); document.write( "Y^2-4OY+336=0
\n" ); document.write( "(Y-28)(Y-12)=0
\n" ); document.write( "Y-28=0
\n" ); document.write( "Y=28 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( "Y-12=0
\n" ); document.write( "Y=12 ANSWER.
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