document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760480>Question 760480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular garden is 8 metres longer than it is wide. If its area is 240m^2, how many metres is the width (ie. The shortest side)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = Length * Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 = x(x + 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 = x^2 + 8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 8x - 240 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 12)(x + 20)= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 12 x = -20 (no answer)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 12m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 20m </SPAN>\n" );
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