document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853209>Question 853209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangular piece of carpet is 2 meters less than 5 times its width.  Find the dimensions of the carpet if its area is 16 square meters </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #514017 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><B>hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=514017\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the width be x then the length = 5x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(5x-2)=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x^2-2x-16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x^2 - 10x +8x -16 =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x(x-2)+8(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5x+8)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8/5 , x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Negotiating negative we have width = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dimension is 8*2  </SPAN>\n" );
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