document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239543>Question 239543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a house has 2 rooms of equal area. 1 room is square and the other is a rectangle 4 ft narrower and 5 ft longer than the square one. find the area of each room.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #175817 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=175817\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2=(x+5)(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=x^2+x-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20 ft. is the size of the square room.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20^2=(20+5)(20-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400=25*16 (25 by 16 is the size of the rectangle room).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400=400 </SPAN>\n" );
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