SOLUTION: Translate the following into a quadratic equation , and solve it: The length of a rectangular garden is three times it's width; if the area of the garden is 75 square meters, what

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Question 149165: Translate the following into a quadratic equation , and solve it: The length of a rectangular garden is three times it's width; if the area of the garden is 75 square meters, what are it's dimensions?
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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w=x
l=3x

3x(x)=75
3x^2=75

Divide by 3
x^2=25

Square root it
x=sqrt%2825%29

Simplify it
x=5

width=5
length=15