document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200274>Question 200274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 4 meter by 6 meter rug covers half the floor area of a room and leaves a uniform strip of base floor around the edges.  That are the dimensions of the room?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4*6)(2)=n I am not sure what the correct equation is for this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 4 meter by 6 meter rug covers half the floor area of a room and leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a uniform strip of base floor around the edges. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That are the dimensions of the room?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the area of the rug: 4 * 6 = 24 sq/m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the area of the floor: 2 * 24 = 48 sq/m (twice the rug area)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the width of the uniform strip around the rug<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Room length * room width = 48 sq./m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+6) * (2x+4) = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 + 8x + 12x + 24 = 48 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 + 20x + 24 - 48 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 + 20x - 24 = 0; our old friend the quadratic equatio16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify, divide by 4:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 5x - 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 6)(x - 1) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = +1 m is the width of the uniform strip, increases the dimensions by 2 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+2 = 8 m is the room length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4+2 = 6 m is the room width<BR>\n" );
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