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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is 5 less than twice the width. The area of the rectangle is 7 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Hint: quadratic formula!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my work so far: 2w-5=L    w(2w-5)=7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                           w(2w)-5w-7=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94858 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94858\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L=2W-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W(2W-5)=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2-5W-7=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2W-7)(W+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W-7=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=7/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=3.5 ANSWR FOR THE WIDTH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=2*3.5-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=7-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5(2*3.5-5)=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5(7-5)=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5*2=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=7\r<BR>\n" );
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