document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192500>Question 192500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tashin Baker is planning an expansion of a square flower garden in a city park. If each side of the original square is increased by 7 meters and the new total area of the garden will be 144 square meters. Find the lengh of the original garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length of original garden<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+7)(x+7) = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 14x + 49 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 14x - 95 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factoring the left side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+19)(x-5) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {-19, 5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can toss out the negative solution leaving:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 meters (measure of one side of original garden) </SPAN>\n" );
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