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A bedroom door has a perimeter of 26 feet and an area of 36 square feet. What are the dimensions of the door?

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4 and 9

Because 4+4+9+9=26

And 4x9=36

You can use trial and error or substitution.

Equation 1. 2x + 2y = 26
Equation 1. x = 13 - y

Equation 2. xy = 36
Equation 2. x = 36/y

Equation 1 = Equation 2 to equal equation 3. Then move all the terms to one side and factorise to get your answer.

Equation 3. 13 - y = 36/y
Equation 3. y squared - 13y + 36 = 0
Equation 3. (y - 4)(y - 9)
y = 4 or 9

Therefore the dimensions are 4 and 9
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