document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090799>Question 1090799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length, 18 meters, is the answer to the following question.  \"the length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than its width.  the area of the rectangle is 270 square meters. what is the length of the rectangle: Rework this problem: Write an equation using L as the length in meters of the rectangle that would lead to the solution of the problem.  Check your answer by substituting 18 for L in the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #705247 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=705247\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w be the width. Then the length would be w+3. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(w+3)=270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²+3w-270=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+18)(w-15)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=-18 or 15<BR>\n" );
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