document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061614>Question 1061614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of Yolanda's closet is 2 feet longer that twice it's width. If the diagonal measures 13 feet, then what are the length and width?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there is a figure showed how one side is 2x+2 ft and 13 ft on the diagonal and x on the shortest line </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #676382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=676382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w be the width of the closet. Then the length is 2w+2. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w²+(2w+2)²=13²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w²+8w-165=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5w+33)(w-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=-33/5 or 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Discarding the negative value, we get the width of the closet to be 5 ft, and length 12 ft. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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