document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=714044>Question 714044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a garden is 66 m and its area is 270 square meter. find the dimension of the garden..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pleaseee help me:))) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=438649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you draw a rectangle, (go on, draw one!) and label the lengths as l and the widths as w, then the perimeter is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "l+w+l+w or, simplifying this we get 2l+2w removing the common factor gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(l+w) this = 66m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividing both sides by 2 gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l + w = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rearranging this gives us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = 33 - w  let's call this equation (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area of a rectangle is l*w, this is = 270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l * w = 270 let's call this equation (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using equation (1) in equation (2) gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(33-w) * w = 270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying out the bracket gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=33w+-+w%5E2+=+270 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"33w+-+w%5E2+=+270\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "rearranging this equation gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2+-+33w+%2B+270+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2+-+33w+%2B+270+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "using the formula for quadratics<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 18 or 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the width must be smaller than the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this gives the length as 18 m and the width = 15 m<BR>\n" );
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