document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974949>Question 974949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joy wants to buy carpet for a room that is 19 ft wide and 26 ft. long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of flooring around the carpet. She can afford to purchase 198 sq. ft. of carpet. What should the dimensions of the carpet be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596767 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=596767\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w, width of room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L, length of room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u, uniform width around carpet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A, area of carpet-<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u, UNKNOWN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=198<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finding u will allow for finding dimensions of the carpet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=wL-A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"wL-A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the area of the uniform strip between walls and carpet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w-2u%29%28L-2u%29=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w-2u%29%28L-2u%29=A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the dimensions of the carpet arranged to express carpet's area A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing the substitutions now might be much more comfortable...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try the general solution for a quadratic equation to solve for u.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Obviously only u=4 makes sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rug width, 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rug length, 18<BR>\n" );
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