College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Quadratic Equations - 1.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 102: 95

Answer

The length is $11$, the width is $13$.

Work Step by Step

Let the width of the window be $x$, then the length of it is $x+2$, then our equation for the area is: $x(x+2)=143\\x^2+2x=143\\x^2+2x-143=0\\x^2-11x+13x-143=0\\x(x-1)+13(x-11)=0\\(x-11)(x+13)=0$ Thus $x=11$ or $x=-13$, but $x=-13$ doesn't make sense, thus the length is $11$, the width is $13$
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