document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319085>Question 319085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular garden is to be constructed, and it was decided that the length should be 10 more than the width. if the total area enclosed will be 180 ft^2, set up and solve an equation to find the dimensions of the garden.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help, this is like a foreign language to me!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #228447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=228447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First name the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-length of the rectangular garden<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-width of the rectangular garden<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now translate the words to equations,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"length should be 10 more than the width\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=10%2BW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=10%2BW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"total area enclosed will be 180 ft^2\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What's the area of a rectangle???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In terms of its length and width, the area is,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2AW=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2AW=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have two independent equations with two unknowns, you can solve for each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute eq. 1 into eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10W%2BW%5E2=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10W%2BW%5E2=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%5E2%2B10W-180=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%5E2%2B10W-180=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the quadratic formula,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+10%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-180%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+10%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-180%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100%2B720+%29%29%2F%282%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100%2B720+%29%29%2F%282%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Only the positive result makes sense in this case.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=+%28-10+%2B+2%2Asqrt%28+205+%29%29%2F%282%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=+%28-10+%2B+2%2Asqrt%28+205+%29%29%2F%282%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28W=+-5+%2B+sqrt%28+205+%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28W=+-5+%2B+sqrt%28+205+%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then from above,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=5%2Bsqrt%28205%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=5%2Bsqrt%28205%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft </SPAN>\n" );
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