SOLUTION: a decorator plans to place a rug in a room 9m by 12m in such a way that a uniform strip of flooring around the rug will remain uncovered. if the rug is to cover half the floor spac

Question 241180: a decorator plans to place a rug in a room 9m by 12m in such a way that a uniform strip of flooring around the rug will remain uncovered. if the rug is to cover half the floor space, what should the dimensions of the rug be?
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. Exclude the negative root. Subtract 2x from 9 for one dimension, subtract 2x from 12 for the other dimension.

John

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