document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=912748>Question 912748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Luke's rectangular bedroom is 540 f. The width is 1.5ft shorter than the length. I wrote the equation out 540=x(x t 1.5) but I don't know how to find the dimensions. Can you teach me how to solve for the dimensions please? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "area = length * width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = w + 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "540 = w(w+1.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "540 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+1.5w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+1.5w-540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+24)(w-22.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since a measurement is a positive value, we'll use 22.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 22.5.  The length is 1.5 longer than that, or 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22.5 * 24 = 540 </SPAN>\n" );
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