document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188304>Question 188304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangular graden is 5ft longer than its width. The garden is surrounded by a 2-foot-wide sidewalk. The sidewalk has an area of 76 sq ft. Find the dimensions of the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the sidewalk is 2 ft wide all the way around, then the rectangle defined by the outer edge of the sidewalk is 4 feet longer and 4 feet wider than the garden.  So let the width of the garden be <i>x</i> and then the length of the garden is <i>x</i> + 5, so the area of the garden is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the area of the rectangle defined by the outer edge of the sidewalk is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (x + 4)(x + 9) = x^2 + 13x + 36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the difference between the two is 76 square feet, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2 + 13x + 36 - (x^2 + 5x) = 76\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the width of the garden is 5 feet, the length is 10 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 9 \times 14 = 126\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 126 - 76 = 50\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 50 = 5 \times 10\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer checks.\r<BR>\n" );
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