SOLUTION: The width of a rectangular garden is 4 m shorter than the length. The area is 36m squared. Find the dimnensions of the garden

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Question 1077062: The width of a rectangular garden is 4 m shorter than the length. The area is 36m squared. Find the dimnensions of the garden
Answer by ikleyn(52817)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the value exactly half-way between L and W: x = .

Then L = x+2, W = x-2.


Then the equation LW = 36 takes the form (x+2)*(x-2) = 36,   or

 = 36,   or    = 40,   or   x =  = .


Thus L = ,  W = .


Answer.  The dimensions of the rectangle are   meters (the length)  and   meters (the width).


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