Question 1185515
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An interior decorator is buying wallpaper for two square walls. One wall
is 3 feet wider than the other. If he needs 89 square feet of wallpaper, 
what are the dimensions of the wall?
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x^2 + (x+3)^2 = 89


x^2 + (x^2 + 6x + 9) = 89


2x^2 + 6x - 80 = 0


x^2 + 3x - 40 = 0


(x+8)*(x-5) = 0


Of the two roots, -8 and 5, only positive root  x= 5 is the solution.


<U>Answer</U>.  One wall is 5 ft square; the other wall is 8 ft square.
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Solved.


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