document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104124>Question 104124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than 5 times its width.  If the area of the rectangle is 76 cm2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started with x^2+(x+3)^+5=76, but it does not make sense. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=75839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=width; so 5x+3=length ... area=(length)(width)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "76=(5x+3)(x) ... 76=5x^2+3x ... 0=5x^2+3x-76\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use quadratic formula to find x </SPAN>\n" );
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