document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309811>Question 309811</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An ecology center wants to set up an experimental garden using 300 m of fencing to enclose a rectangular area of 5000m2. Find the dimensions of the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LW = 5000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(L+W) = 300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L+W = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LW = 5000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by substitution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 150-W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(150-W)W = 3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-W^2 + 150W - 3000 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W^2 - 150W + 3000 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I graphed it and found W = 126.23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then L = 23.77<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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