document.write( "Question 933994: The problem involves constructing a rectangular planter.
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document.write( "The area of the bottom needs to be 90 ft sq.
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document.write( "Length of planter needs to be three feet longer than twice its width.
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document.write( "What should the dimensions of the bottom of the planter be?\r
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document.write( "This is an 8th grade algebra problem.
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document.write( "We know the given answer is 6 ft by 15 ft.
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document.write( "How do we factor this? We are trying to figure the structure of solving the problem. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #568105 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! For a rectangle, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Length of planter needs to be three feet longer than twice its width \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Substitute into the area equation, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Only the positive solution makes sense here. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |