SOLUTION: A room has an area of 418 square feet. One dimension is 3 feet more than the other. Find the dimensions of the room.

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Question 464109: A room has an area of 418 square feet. One dimension is 3 feet more than the other. Find the dimensions of the room.


Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A room has an area of .
One dimension () is 3 feet more than the other (.


Find the dimensions of the room.



......substitute





..use quadratic formula








we need only positive root because width cannot be negative





now find the length






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