document.write( "Question 64913This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method
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document.write( ": A house has two rooms of equal area. One room is square and the other room is a rectangle 4ft narrower and 5ft linger then the square one. Find the area of each room. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #45390 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! X^2=(X-4)(X+5) \n" ); document.write( "X^2=X^2-4X+5X-20 \n" ); document.write( "0=X-20 \n" ); document.write( "X=20 FOR THE SIDES OF THE SQUARE ROOM THEN THE RECTANGLE ROOM IS \n" ); document.write( "20-4=16 & 20+5=25 \n" ); document.write( "THE SQUARE ROOM HAS 20*20=400 SQUARE FEET \n" ); document.write( "THE RECTANGLE ROOM HAS 16*25=400 SQUARE FEET \n" ); document.write( " |