document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=105084>Question 105084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good evening tutor can you tell me if I have this problem correct? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THe length of the retangle is 2 cm more than 5 times its width.  If the area of the rectangle is 65 cm^2, find the width of the rectangle to the nearest hundredth.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you tell me if the answer is 3.41 cm?  Thanks for your help.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76456 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let L = the length and W = the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the problem description, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 5W+2 \"The length (L) of the rectangle is (=) 2 more (+2) than 5 times its width (5W)\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 65 sq.cm. \"The area of the rectangle is 65 sq.cm.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula for the area of a rectangle is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = L*W  Make the appropriate substitutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65+=+%285W%2B2%29%2AW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65+=+%285W%2B2%29%2AW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for W.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65+=+5W%5E2+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65+=+5W%5E2+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 65 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5W%5E2%2B2W-65+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5W%5E2%2B2W-65+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use the quadratic formula to solve for W.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%28-2%2B-sqrt%282%5E2-4%285%29%28-65%29%29%29%2F2%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%28-2%2B-sqrt%282%5E2-4%285%29%28-65%29%29%29%2F2%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+-3.811 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+-3.811\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Discard the negative solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+3.411 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+3.411\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width is 3.41 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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