document.write( "Question 658769: the area of a rectangular garden is 81 square meter. the width is 6 meters longers than one-third of the length. find the length and the width of the garden \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x represent the length.
\n" ); document.write( "x(1/3x+6)=81
\n" ); document.write( "Expand out and multiply by 3:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+18x=243
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 243:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+18x-243=0
\n" ); document.write( "Factor:
\n" ); document.write( "(x-9)(x+27)
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x:
\n" ); document.write( "x=9
\n" ); document.write( "x=-27
\n" ); document.write( "9 is the only sensible answer so:
\n" ); document.write( "length is 9 and width is 9 meters.
\n" ); document.write( "It's a square.
\n" ); document.write( "Make sense?
\n" ); document.write( "RJ
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