document.write( "Question 1182007: The height of a garage door measures four feet less than the door’s width. The area of the garage door is 165 square feet. Determine the height and width of the garage door. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The answer is 11 ft for the width and 15 ft for the height.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It can be easily guessed MENTALLY, or obtained from the solution \r\n" );
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document.write( "of this quadratic equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x*(x-4) = 165,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the width of the garage door.\r\n" );
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