document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967445>Question 967445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangular garden is 84 square meters. The width is 3 meters longer than one-third of the length. Find the length and the width of the garden. Use the formula, area=length*width. Thanks for the help!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #591297 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(569)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><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=591297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the length be 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the width is (x+3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area=length*width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x+3)=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+3)=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+3x-28=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+7x-4x-28=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+7)-4(x+7)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x+7)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 is the only positive solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length is 12 metres.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width is 7 metres. </SPAN>\n" );
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