document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60673>Question 60673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The floor of a shed has an area of 54 square feet. Find the length and width if the length is 3 feet less than twice its width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "54=(2W-3)W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54=2W^2-3W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W^2-3W-54=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2W+9)(W-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W+9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=9/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=-4.5 NON SOLUTION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W-6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=6 SOLUTION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=2*6-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=12-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=9 SOLUTION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54=6*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54=54<BR>\n" );
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