document.write( "Question 1171979: The length of a rectangle is 7 inches longer than its width. The area of the rectangle is 260 square inches.\r
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document.write( "You have two ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first way is FAST. You may GUESS the answer in 4 seconds:  the length is 20 inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The second way is to write this \"area\" equation for the length x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x(*(x-7) = 260.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is a quadratic equation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce it to its standard form, and then solve\r\n" );
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document.write( "using the quadratic formula or factoring.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get the same answer.\r\n" );
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