document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021108>Question 1021108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I am stuck on this question <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rectangular parking lot has a length that is 6 yards greater than the width. The area of the parking lot is 160 square yards. Find length and width  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the rectangle is 160 square yards, so if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large l\"> is the length, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> is the width, we can write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large lw\ =\ 160\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But since we know that the length is 6 yards greater that the width, we can say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large l\ =\ w\ +\ 6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ w(w\ +\ 6)\ =\ 160\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is to say\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ w^2\ +\ 6w\ -\ 160\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the factorable quadratic for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\">.  The lesser root will be the width and the greater root will be the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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