document.write( "Question 1174204: A large rectangular movie screen in an IMAX theater has an area of 10,591 square feet. Find the dimensions of the screen if it is 30 feet longer than it is wide. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let W be the width, in feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is  (W+30) feet, and the area equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    W*(W+30) = 10591   square feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this quadratic equation to find W (accept a positive root, only).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then calculate  the length  W+30.\r\n" );
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