document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134641>Question 1134641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rectangular floor of a closet is divided into two right triangles by drawing a diagonal. One leg of the right triangle is 10 feet less than twice than twice the other leg. The hypotenuse is 25 feet. Determine the​ closet's length and width. Let the width be the shorter side. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The rectangular floor of a closet is divided into two right triangles by drawing a diagonal. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One leg of the right triangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet less than twice  the other leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the width.  Then the length is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%282w+-+10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%282w+-+10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation to find \"<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\" is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2+%2B+%282w-10%29%5E2+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2+%2B+%282w-10%29%5E2+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5w%5E2+-+40+w+%2B+100+=+625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5w%5E2+-+40+w+%2B+100+=+625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2+-+8+w+%2B+20+=+125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2+-+8+w+%2B+20+=+125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2+-+8+w+%2B+20+-125=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2+-+8+w+%2B+20+-125=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2+-+8+w++-105=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2+-+8+w++-105=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w+-+15%29+%28w+%2B+7%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w+-+15%29+%28w+%2B+7%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-> disregard negative solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the other leg = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2w-10=2%2A15-10=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2w-10=2%2A15-10=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the​ closet's length is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft and width is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft\r<BR>\n" );
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