document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31337>Question 31337</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567655467/algebrahomeworkh>Mathematics A</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a rectangular garden whose area is 24 Square centimeters, the length is 5 centimeters more than the width. find the dimensions of the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is \"x+5\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = (width)(length)=24 sq. cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+5)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8 or x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width cannot be negative, so x=width = 3cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5= length = 8 cm.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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