SOLUTION: A room in a house is 8 feet longer than it is wide and has a an area of 180ft^2. Find the dimension
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Question 353244: A room in a house is 8 feet longer than it is wide and has a an area of 180ft^2. Find the dimension
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi,
*Note Area of a rectangle is l*w
Let w be the width, then (w+ 8) is the length
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w*(w + 8) = 180ft^2
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w^2 + 8w - 180ft^2 = 0
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factor
(w - 10)(w + 18) = 0
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(w + 18) = 0
w = -18 (have no use this negative solution)
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(w - 10) = 0
w = 10Ft
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Length is (x+8)
Length is 18ft
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check your answer
10ft*18ft = 180ft^2
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