document.write( "Question 849096: The Length of a Rectangular garden is 2 more than twice the width, and the area is 40ft^2. What are the dimensions W and L?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #511371 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the width
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( " (2x+2)x = 40ft^2
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document.write( " 2x^2 + 2x - 40 = 0
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document.write( " x^2 + x - 20 = 0
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document.write( "(x+5)(x-4) = 0     (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( "    x = 4ft, the width.  The length is 10ft \n" );
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