document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053710>Question 1053710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 7. If the area is 60cm^2 find the length 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 #668911 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=668911\">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 is w+7. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(w+7)=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²+7w-60=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+12)(w-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=-12 or 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Throwing out tne negative result, we get the width to be 5 cm, and the length to be 12 cm. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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