document.write( "Question 396750: The area of the wall you are going to paint is 50 feet square. If the width is half the height what are the dimensions of the wall? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "width is half the height
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document.write( "Let x and x/2 represent height and width respectively
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document.write( " x(x/2) = 50 ft^2
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( " x^2/2 = 50 ft^2
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document.write( "  x^2 = 100 ft^2
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document.write( "    x = ± 10  |Tossing out negative solution for length
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document.write( "    x = 10ft, the height of the wall.  the width is 5ft  ((1/2)*10ft) \n" );
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