document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058587>Question 1058587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a function f that models the area of a rectangle if the width of the rectangle is 5 inches less than its length<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 #673662 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><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=673662\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let L represent the length of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width is then represented by L - 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area is the product of the length and the width, or:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(L) = LW = L(L - 5) = L^2 - 5L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution: f(L) = L^2 - 5L </SPAN>\n" );
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