document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160886>Question 1160886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball court is 2 m longer than it is wide. If its area is 575 m^2 find the dimensions of the court. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if a baseball court is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > longer than it is wide we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .........eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if its area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=575m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"575m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2AW=575m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2AW=575m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from eq.1 in eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W%2B2m%29%2AW=575m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W%2B2m%29%2AW=575m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >............solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2%2B2m%2AW=575m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2%2B2m%2AW=575m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2%2B2m%2AW-575m%5E2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2%2B2m%2AW-575m%5E2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...factor completely\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2-23m%2AW%2B25mW-575m%5E2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2-23m%2AW%2B25mW-575m%5E2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W%5E2-23m%2AW%29%2B%2825mW-575m%5E2%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W%5E2-23m%2AW%29%2B%2825mW-575m%5E2%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%28W-23m%29%2B25m%28W-23m%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%28W-23m%29%2B25m%28W-23m%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W+-+23m%29+%28W+%2B+25m%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W+-+23m%29+%28W+%2B+25m%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W+-+23m%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W+-+23m%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+23m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+23m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W+%2B25m%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W+%2B25m%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+-25m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+-25m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >->disregard negative solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "go  to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .........eq.1, substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=23m%2B2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=23m%2B2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=25m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=25m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " so, the dimensions of the court are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=23m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"23m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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