document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277774>Question 277774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangular piece of carpet is 3 feet more than its width.  The area is 108 square feet. Find the length and width of the piece. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x represent the width and (x+3) be the length. Now we can set up an equation like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+3)=108 expand this to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+3x=108 Subtract 108 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+3x-108=0 Now we can factor this to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+12)(x-9)=0 Solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The only value that works is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 therefore  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "width is 9 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length is 12 feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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