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Translate the following into a quadratic equation, and solve it: The length of a rectangular garden is four times its width; if the area of the garden is 196 square meters, what are its dimensions?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let w = width
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\n" ); document.write( "4w = length
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\n" ); document.write( "Since area is width times length:
\n" ); document.write( "w(2w) = 196
\n" ); document.write( "2w^2 = 196
\n" ); document.write( "w^2 = 98
\n" ); document.write( "w = 9.9 meters
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\n" ); document.write( "Length:
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\n" ); document.write( "dimensions:
\n" ); document.write( "9.9 x 39.6 meters
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