document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914364>Question 914364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gardener makes a rectangular flower bed square by taking two feet off its length and adding three feet to its breath. By doing so he increases the area by 20 square feet. What is its final area?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #555057 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JoelSchwartz><B>JoelSchwartz(130)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JoelSchwartz><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=555057\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A=lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=area of a rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+20=area of a square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s1=L-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s2=w+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+20=(L-2)(w+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lw+20=Lw-2w+3L-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=-2w+3L-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26=-2w+3L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26+2w=3L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+2/3+2/3w=L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(8+2/3+2/3w)=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8w+2/3w+2/3w^2=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26/3w+2/3w^2=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26/3w+2/3w^2+20=(w+3)(w+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26/3w+2/3w^2+20=w^2+3w+3w+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26/3w+2/3w^2+20=w^2+6w+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26/3w-18/3w+11=w^2-2/3w^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/3w+11=1/3w^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/3w^2+8/3w+11=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-w^2+8w+33=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-w+11)(w+3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-w+11=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-w=-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+20=(w+3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+20=14^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+20=196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The final area of the square is 196 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the rectangle is 176 square feet.<BR>\n" );
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