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: 96

Answer

The length is $17$, the width is $18$

Work Step by Step

Let the width of the window be $x$, then the length of it is $x+1$, then our equation for the area is: $x(x+1)=306\\x^2+x=306\\x^2+x-306=0\\x^2-17x+18x-306=0\\x(x-17)+18(x-17)=0\\(x-17)(x+18)=0$ Thus $x=17$ or $x=-18$, but $x=-18$ doesn't make sense, thus the length is $17$, the width is $18$.
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