document.write( "Question 1195706: A rectangle is 5cm longer than it is wide. The diagonal of the rectangle is 18cm. What are the
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document.write( "x^2 + (x+5)^2 = 18^2\r\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 10x + 25 = 324\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 10x + 25 - 324 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 10x - 299 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using the quadratic formula and chose the positive root.\r\n" );
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