document.write( "Question 312109: The area of a rug is 66 square feet. The length of the rug is 5 feet longer than the width. What is the width of the rug? \n" ); document.write( "
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L=W+5
\n" ); document.write( "Area=LW
\n" ); document.write( "66=(W+5)W
\n" ); document.write( "66=W^2+5W
\n" ); document.write( "W^2+5W-66=0
\n" ); document.write( "(W+11)(W-6)=0
\n" ); document.write( "W-6=0
\n" ); document.write( "W=6 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.
\n" ); document.write( "L=6+5=11 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "66=6*11
\n" ); document.write( "66=66
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