document.write( "Question 101843: A rectangular rug has a length that is three feet longer than its width. Its area is 130 square feet. What are its dimensions? \n" ); document.write( "
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A rectangular rug has a length that is three feet longer than its width. Its area is 130 square feet. What are its dimensions?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Width = W
\n" ); document.write( "Length = W + 3
\n" ); document.write( "Area of a rectangle equals W times L
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+W%2AL\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+W%28W%2B3%29=130\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2%2B3W-130+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28W-10%29%28W%2B13%29=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions : W=10,-13
\n" ); document.write( "A negative width doesn't make sense so W=10, L=13
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