SOLUTION: The area of the floor of the rectangular room shown in the figure is 126 square feet. The length of the room is 1 ½ feet longer than the width. Find the length of the room.

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Question 647337: The area of the floor of the rectangular room shown in the figure is 126 square feet. The length of the room is 1 ½ feet longer than the width. Find the length of the room.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,

The length of the room is 1 ½ feet longer than the width.
Find the length of the room.
Question states*** A = 126ft^2
| L =

W^2 + 1.5W - 126 = 0

W = 10.5ft (Throwing out the negative solution for unit measure)
L = 12ft
and..

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