document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992571>Question 992571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 18 feet wide and 19 feet long. She wants to leave a uniform strip around the rug. She can afford 272 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "272+(19-2x)(18+2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 35/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But, what are the dimensions in feet? How do I convert? Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #612156 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=612156\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The border will be inside the dimensions of the room, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(19-2x) * (18-2x) = 272<BR>\n" );
document.write( "342 - 74x + 4x^2 = 272<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rearrange the terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2 - 74x + 342 = 272<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of = by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 18.5x + 85.5 = 68 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 68 from both sides of =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 18.5x + 17.5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use quadratic formula to solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-(-18.5) + sqrt((18.5^2)&#8722;(4×17.5))) / 2 = 17.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-(-18.5) - sqrt((18.5^2)&#8722;(4×17.5))) / 2 = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reasonable dimension for the strip around the rug is 1 foot, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the dimensions for the rug are 17 feet long and 16 feet wide<BR>\n" );
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