document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980077>Question 980077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The floor of a one story building is 14 feet longer than is wide.  The building has 1472 square feet of floor space:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) write quadratic equation for the area of the floor in terms of width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) find the length and width of the floor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    w=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    l= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length is x+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(x+14)=1472<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+14x-1472=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is the quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+46)(x-32)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-46 or 32; the first can't be possible<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width is 32 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length is 46 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area is 32*46=1472 sq ft<BR>\n" );
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