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document.write( "w(w + 1)(w - 2) = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factors of 40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick 3 factors of 40 that multiply to 40: 2, 4, 5. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = w = 4 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = w + 1 = 5 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = w - 2 = 2 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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