document.write( "Question 861478: A bedroom door has a perimeter of 26 feet and an area of 36 square feet. What are the dimensions of the door? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "2L + 2w = 26
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document.write( " L + w = 13  and L = 
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document.write( " A = Lw
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document.write( " (13-w)w = 36ft^2
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document.write( "   w^2 - 13w + 36 = 0
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document.write( "  (w-9)(w-4) = 0 
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document.write( "   (w-9) = 0, w = 9 and L = 4
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document.write( "0r (w-4) = 0, w = 4 and L = 9
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document.write( "Dimensions are 4ft by 9ft \n" );
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