document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=365965>Question 365965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What equation should I use?  the area of a rectangular room is 26 square meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The long dimension of the room is 5 meters longer than the short dimension. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #260814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=260814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let width be x m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+5 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = L*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(x+5)=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x-26=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "discriminant = 129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1= (-5+sqrt(129))/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=3.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 =(-5-sqrt(129))/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 will be negative so ignore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 3.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 3.18 +5 = 8.18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.18*3.18=26 m^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca </SPAN>\n" );
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