document.write( "Question 1205884: For numbers 13 and 14, the length of a rectangular basketball court
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\n" ); document.write( "Ⓐ x² + 5x + 750 = 0
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length = x + 5
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "area = length * width = x * (x + 5) = x^2 + 5x.
\n" ); document.write( "since area = 750, you get x^2 + 5x = 750
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 750 from both sides of that equation to get x^2 + 5x - 750 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "factor that equation to get (x + 30) * (x - 25) = 0
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