document.write( "Question 982004: Last year Grandpa Jones had a small square garden. This year he has a square garden that is 112 sq feet in area. Each side of the new garden is 2 feet longer than triple each side of the old garden. find the dimensions of each garden? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #602888 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "given: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Divide through by \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The side of the 1st garden is 2.861 ft \n" ); document.write( "The side of the 2nd garden is 10.583 ft \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "close enough \n" ); document.write( "Hope I got it! \n" ); document.write( " |