document.write( "Question 1134826: A rectangle has a length of 12 meters less than 2 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 2574
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A rectangle has a length of 12 meters less than 2 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 2574
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Let width be W
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document.write( "Then length = 2W - 12
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document.write( "We then get: W(2W - 12) = 2,574
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+2%28W%5E2+-+6W+-+%221%2C287%22%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+2%280%29%29\" ------ Factoring out GCF, 2
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document.write( "Factors of 1,287 that sum to - 6 are - 39 and + 33
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document.write( "(W - 39)(W + 33) = 0
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document.write( "W, or width = 39 m
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document.write( "For your sake, IGNORE EVERYTHING that @ADDINGUP wrote, especially the part where he tells you that the width is - 33 m. RIDICULOUS!!! \n" );
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