document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=846098>Question 846098</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular auditorium seats 1092 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 11 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of rows be \"r\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let # of seats in a row be \"s\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = r + 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sr = 1092<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"s\" and solve for \"r\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r(r+11) = 1092<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 + 11r - 1092 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r-28)(r+39) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 28 (# of rows)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = r+11 = 39 (# of seats in each row)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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