document.write( "Question 1160528: The length of a rectangle is 5 inches longer than it is wide. If the area is 50 square inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The area of a rectangle is the length times the width. But if the length is 5 inches longer than the width, the length can be represented by . So the area is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Expand, put the quadratic equation in standard form, and solve for the positive root to get the width. Add 5 for the length.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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