document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1128539>Question 1128539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a rectangular solid is given by the formula V = lwh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height. The volume of the rectangular solid  is 100 cubic centimeters. Find the width of the rectangular solid if its length is 10 centimeters and its height is 1 centimeter longer than twice its width.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to find the width, so let that be the variable.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let w = width<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the height is 1 more than twice the width:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then h = 2w+1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume is lwh; and you are given v=100 and l=10.  So<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to (or have to) use formal algebra, that gives you a quadratic equation that is relatively easy to solve.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But you should be able to see the solution without formal algebra.  What two numbers multiplied together give a product of 10, with one of the numbers being 1 more than twice the other? </SPAN>\n" );
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