document.write( "Question 968053: a rectangular room has a area of 60 square meters and perimeter of 34 meters. what are the length and the width of the room?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #591642 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Quick way:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28xy=60%2C+2x%2B2y=34%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=17\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=17-x\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2817-x%29=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B17x-60=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-17x%2B60=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"D=17%5E2-4%2A60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=49\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2817%2B-+7%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The subtraction form will work.
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5\" and from xy=60,
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=60%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One of the possibilities is dimensions 5 and 12.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The PLUS form for x should also work.
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=17%2B7%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=24%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=12\", which would just give \"y=5\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "DIMENSIONS, 5 AND 12.
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