document.write( "Question 1062218: An aquarium holding African cichlids is 2 inches higher than it is wide. Its length is 29 inches, and its volume is 10440 cubic inches.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #677052 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! width is x \n" ); document.write( "height is x+2 \n" ); document.write( "length is 29 \n" ); document.write( "The volume is the product 29*x*(x+2)=29x^2+58x=10440 \n" ); document.write( "29x^2+58x-10440=0 \n" ); document.write( "divide by 29 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x-360=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x+20)(x-18)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=18 inches width \n" ); document.write( "height is 20 inches\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That product is 360 sq inches \n" ); document.write( "multiplied by 29 get 10,440 in^3. \n" ); document.write( " |