document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313705>Question 313705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the local orchard has just opened a new plot of land for strawberry picking that is 500 square feet. If the length is 20 feet longer than the width, what are the dimensions of the strawberry patch? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224322 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224322\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the width be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length will be x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area = 500 sq.ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = L*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+20)=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+20x=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+20x-500=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1 , x2 the roots have to be found out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=-20+sqrt(20^2+4*1*500) /2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=14.49 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=-40-sqrt(40^2+4*1*500) /2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=--34.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width =14.49 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 500/14.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=34.5 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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