document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018423>Question 1018423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 2 feet less than three times the width. the area of the rectangle is 40 square feet. find the length and the width of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make width = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length therefore, = 3x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = Width * Length (* Times)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = x(3x - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = 3x^2 - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2 - 2x - 40 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factorise<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x + 10)(x - 4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 10 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -10/3 (Disregard as -ve)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 4 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 10 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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