document.write( "Question 341713: Susan is going to fence a rectangular flower garden in her back yard. She has 50 ft of fencing and she plans to use the house as the fence on one side of the garden. If the area is 300 square feet, what are the dimensions of the flower garden?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #244723 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2X+Y=50 OR Y=50-2X \n" ); document.write( "XY=300 \n" ); document.write( "X(50-2X)=300 \n" ); document.write( "50X-2X^2=300 \n" ); document.write( "2X^2-50X+300=0 \n" ); document.write( "2(X^2-25X+150)=0 \n" ); document.write( "2(X-15)(X-10)=0 \n" ); document.write( "X-15=0 \n" ); document.write( "X=15 Y=50-2*15=50-30=20 ANS. \n" ); document.write( "X-10=0 \n" ); document.write( "X=10 Y=50-2*10=50-20=30 ANS. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( "15*20=300 \n" ); document.write( "300=300 \n" ); document.write( "10*30=300 \n" ); document.write( "300=300\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |