document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=748099>Question 748099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular garden is 10ft longer than its width. Its area is 875ft2. What are its dimensions? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let width be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then length = \"x+10\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = L*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+10) = 875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 10x -875 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-25)(x+35) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = x = 25 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = x+10 = 35 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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