document.write( "Question 240473: A rectangular garden is 20 ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 2925 . What are its dimensions? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #176185 by solver91311(24713)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I already answered this one -- just a few minutes ago, in fact. Sorry, but the answer hasn't changed.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let represent the width. Then represents the length. Since the area of a rectangle is the length times the width:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now all you need to do is solve the quadratic and take the positive root as the width and add 20 to get the length. Hint: It factors.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-45 times 65 = -2925\r
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