document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988323>Question 988323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A house has two rooms of equal area.  One room is square and the other room is rectangle 5 ft narrower and 6ft longer than the square one.  Find the area of each room. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S=side of square; L=length of rectangle=S+6ft; W=width=S-5ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Areas are the same:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%5E2=%28S%2B6%29%28S-5%29%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BS%5E2=S%5E2%2BS-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%5E2=%28S%2B6%29%28S-5%29%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BS%5E2=S%5E2%2BS-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=S-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=S-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30=S ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30=S\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The sides of the square are 30 feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=S^2=(30 ft)^2=900ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The area of each room is 900 square feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LW=Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(S+6ft)(S-5ft=)=900ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(30ft+6ft)(30ft-5ft)=900ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(36ft)(25ft)=900ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900ft^2=900ft^2<BR>\n" );
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