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document.write( "The area of a rectangular pool is (x^2 + 17x + 72) square meters. The dimensions of the pool are the factors of this polynomial. There is a 3-meter-wide concrete walkway around the pool. Write expressions to represent the dimensions of the outside border of the walkway. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The walkway around the pool makes the entire outer dimensions (outer border)  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B9%2B2%2A3=highlight%28x%2B15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B9%2B2%2A3=highlight%28x%2B15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B8%2B2%2A3=highlight%28x%2B14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B8%2B2%2A3=highlight%28x%2B14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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