document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041663>Question 1041663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A poster with a total area of 500 sq inch must have a 2 inch margin at the sides and at the bottom and a 4 inch margin at the top. If x is the length of the bottom of the poster, express the area of the printed matter in terms of x. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656608 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=656608\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you mean that x is the width of the poster.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y be the length of the poster.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the total area of the poster would be,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=xy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=xy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=500%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=500%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the two inch margin, the printed width becomes,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Bp%5D=x-2-2=x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Bp%5D=x-2-2=x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The printed length becomes,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5Bp%5D=y-2-4=y-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5Bp%5D=y-2-4=y-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the printed area would be,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bp%5D=x%5Bp%5D%2Ay%5Bp%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bp%5D=x%5Bp%5D%2Ay%5Bp%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bp%5D=%28x-4%29%28y-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bp%5D=%28x-4%29%28y-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5Bp%5D=%28x-4%29%28500%2Fx-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5Bp%5D=%28x-4%29%28500%2Fx-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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