document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35952>Question 35952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I really dont even know where to start. Translate the following into a quadratic equation, and solve it: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of a rectangular garden is three times its width; if the area of the garden is 75 square meters, what are its dimensions?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is \"3x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = length times width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75 (3x)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25=x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-25=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)(x+5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 or x=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Only the answer x=5 is meaningful for your problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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