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A house has two rooms of equal area. One room is squareand the other is a rectangle 4 ft narrower and 5 ft longerthan the square one. Find th
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A house has two rooms of equal area. One room is squareand the other is a rectangle 4 ft narrower and 5 ft longerthan the square one. Find th
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A house has two rooms of equal area. One room is squareand the other is a rectangle 4 ft narrower and 5 ft longerthan the square one. Find the area of each room.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A house has two rooms of equal area. One room is square and the other is a rectangle 4 ft narrower and 5 ft longer than the square one. Find the area of each room.
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Square room is x by x ft ; Area = x^2 ft
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Other room is (x-4) by (x+5) ft ; Area = (x-4)(x+5) = x^2+x-20 ft.
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EQUATION
Square area = Rectangular area
x^2 = x^2+x-20
x-20= 0
x = 20 ft.
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Square room area = 20^2 = 400 sq. ft.
Rectangular room area = (20-4)(20+5) = 16*25 = 400 sq. ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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