document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1085752>Question 1085752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the length of a rectangle is 3 more than its width and the area of the rectangle is 154 square inches, then what are the dimensions of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L = W + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LW = 154 sq in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for L in the LW=154:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(W+3)(W) = 154<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W^2 + 3W - 154 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(W + 14)(W - 11) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W = 11 and/or W = -14   (discard W=-14 as W > 0 for a rectangle)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W=11 —>  L=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:  The rectangle is 11in x 14in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sanity check:  11x14 = 154 <BR>\n" );
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