SOLUTION: Find the dimensions of a rectangular garden which encloses 48 square feet of land if the length is 3 times the width
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Question 240049: Find the dimensions of a rectangular garden which encloses 48 square feet of land if the length is 3 times the width
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L=3W
LW=48
3W*W=48
3W^2=48
W^2=48/3
W^2=16
W=SQRT16
W=4 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.
L=3*4=12 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
4*12=48
48=48
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