document.write( "Question 690590: a room has an area of 425 square feet. one dimension is 8 feet more then the other. find the demensions of the room? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #426339 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"A+=+LW\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"LW+=+A\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B8%29%2Ax+=+425\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B8%29+=+425\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B8x+=+425\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B8x+-+425+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-17%29%28x%2B25%29+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-17=0\" or \"x%2B25+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=17\" or \"x+=+-25\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Toss out the negative value of x to get the only solution to be \"x=17\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Length: 25 ft (since this is 8 more than 17)\r
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