document.write( "Question 216110: Please help me: A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 140m and an area of 1200m^2. set up a quadratic equation and solve it agebraically to find the dimensions of the garden. \n" ); document.write( "
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2L+2W=140
\n" ); document.write( "LW=1,200
\n" ); document.write( "L=1,200/W
\n" ); document.write( "2(1,200/W)+2W=140
\n" ); document.write( "2,400/W+2W=140
\n" ); document.write( "(2,400+2W*W)/W=140
\n" ); document.write( "2,400+2W^2=140W
\n" ); document.write( "2W^2-140W+2,400=0
\n" ); document.write( "2(W^2-70W+1,200)=0
\n" ); document.write( "2(W-30)(W-40)=0
\n" ); document.write( "W-30=0
\n" ); document.write( "W=30 L=40 ANS.
\n" ); document.write( "W-40=0
\n" ); document.write( "W=40 L=30 ANS.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "30*40=1,200
\n" ); document.write( "2*30+2*40=140
\n" ); document.write( "60+80=140
\n" ); document.write( "140=140\r
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