Question

the length of a rectangular storage room is 3 feet longer than its width. If the area of the room is 108 square feet, find its dimensions.

Answer 1

To find the dimensions of the storage room, we can solve the equation:

x^2 + 3x - 108 = 0

By factoring or using the quadratic formula, we can find that x = 9 or x = -12. Since dimensions cannot be negative, the width of the storage room is 9 feet.

Therefore, the length of the storage room would be 9 + 3 = 12 feet.

So, the dimensions of the storage room are 9 feet by 12 feet.