the length of a rectangle room is 5 yards more than the width. If the area is 300 yards squared find the length and the width of the room

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w=width
l=length
A=are

l=5+w
A=lw
300=(5+w)(w)
300=w^2+5w
w^2+5w-300=0
w=15
l=20

Smihael answered Jan 3, 2020

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