document.write( "Question 502188: The Length of a rectangular garden is 4m greater than the width. Th area of the Garden is 96m squared. Find the length and the width.
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L = length
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\n" ); document.write( "A = 96 m^2
\n" ); document.write( "A = L*W
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute for L
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\n" ); document.write( "(W+4)(W)=96
\n" ); document.write( "W^2 +4W - 96 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(W-8)(W+12)=0
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\n" ); document.write( "So,
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\n" ); document.write( "W = 8 or -12
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\n" ); document.write( "You cannot have negative width, so W =8.
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\n" ); document.write( "L = W+4
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\n" ); document.write( "8*12 = 96, so the area is correct and,
\n" ); document.write( "12 is 4 more than 8.
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer: Length = 12 m; Width = 8 m.
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\n" ); document.write( "Done.
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