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document.write( "If w meters is the width, the the length is (w+5) meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The area equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    w * (w+5) = 50.    (*)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    w^2 + 5w - 50 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (w-5)*(w+10) = 0,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which gives you a unique positive solution w= 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The width is 5 meters, the length is  5+5 = 10 meters, and the perimeter is\r\n" );
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document.write( "      5 + 10 + 5 + 10 = 30 meters.\r\n" );
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