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document.write( "Let the height be x;\r\n" );
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document.write( "then the base is  4x+7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The area equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 568.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x*(4x+7) = 1136.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Transform it to the standard form quadratic equation and solve using the quadratic formula.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The remaining steps are elementary and I leave it to you to complete on your own.\r\n" );
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