document.write( "Question 647337: The area of the floor of the rectangular room shown in the figure is 126 square feet. The length of the room is 1 ½ feet longer than the width. Find the length of the room. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The length\"highlight%28L%29\" of the room is 1 ½ feet longer than the width\"highlight%28W%29\". 
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document.write( "Find the length of the room. 
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document.write( "Question states*** A = 126ft^2
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document.write( "\"L%2AW+=+126ft%5E2\"    |  L = \"W+%2B+1.5\"
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document.write( "\"%28W%2B1.5%29%28W%29+=+126ft%5E2\"
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document.write( "  W^2 + 1.5W - 126 = 0
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document.write( "\"W+=+%28-1.5+%2B-+sqrt%28+2.25-4%2A1%2A-126+%29%29%2F%282%29+\"
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document.write( " W = 10.5ft   (Throwing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( " L = 12ft
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document.write( "and..
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document.write( "\"12ft%2A10.5ft+=+126ft%5E2\" \n" );
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