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document.write( "The length of a rectangular garden is two more than its width; if the area of the garden is 35 square meters, what are its dimensions? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of a rectangular garden is two more than its width; if the area of the garden is 35 square meters, what are its dimensions? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be \"x\"; then length is \"x+2\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = (length)(width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 = (x+2)(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-35 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+7)(x-5) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 meters (width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 7 meters (length)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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