document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027660>Question 1027660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 5 more than the width. The area is 500 square inches. Find the length and width of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is 5 more than the width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the width be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length = (x+5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+5) =500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+5x=500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+5x-500=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+25z-20x-500=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+25)-20(x+25)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+25)(x-20)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=20 the positive value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 and 25 in are the dimensions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The area is 500 square inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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