document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086883>Question 1086883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An interior decorator is buying wallpaper for two square walls. One wall is 4 feet wider than the other. If he/she needs 170 square feet of wall paper, what are the dimensions of the wall?Show solution </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #701180 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=701180\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> smaller wall has side x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "larger wall has side x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of smaller wall is x^2; area of larger wall is (x+4)^2=x^2+8x+16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These areas add to 170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2x^2+8x+16=170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x+8=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x-77=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+11)(X-7)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 feet, only positive root.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one wall is 7 x 7 feet or 49 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other wall is 11 x 11 feet or 121 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They add to 170 ft^2. </SPAN>\n" );
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