document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053556>Question 1053556</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangletter is 10 feet more than twice the width. The area of the rectangle is 48 square feet. Find the length and the width of the rectangle <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #668781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=668781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w be the width of the rectangle. Then the length of the rectangle is 2w+10. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(2w+10)=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w²+10w-48=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²+5w-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+8)(w-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=3 or -8. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Throwing out the negative result, we get the width to be 3 ft., and the length to be 16 ft. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;. </SPAN>\n" );
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