document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032576>Question 1032576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangular coffee table is given by the trinomial x2+7x&#8722;8. The table's length is x+8. What is the table's width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 7x - 8 = (x + 8)(x - 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that the width has to be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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