document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56903>Question 56903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE LENGTH OF A RECTANGULAR GARDEN IS 8FT LESS THEN 3 TIMES ITS WIDTH. IF THE PERIMETER OF THE GARDEN IS 48FT, FIND THE DIMENSIONS OF THE GARDEN.. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Call the width = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that x*y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You also know that x = 3y  - 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute this x in x*y=48 to obtain:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y * (3y-8) = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y² - 8y - 48 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now solve this for y (delete the negative root)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rest of the excercise is for you :-)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(hint: y = 4/3 + 4*sqrt(10)/3 )<BR>\n" );
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