document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88592>Question 88592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a garden plot contain 200 sq. ft.  if its length is to be twice its width, what should its dimensions be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #64413 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=64413\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of the rectangular garden plot is given by:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = Length * Width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem tells you that the Length is to be two times the Width. If we call the Length L <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the Width W, then we can write:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 2*W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can now substitute into the Area equation 2*W for Length and W for Width and 200 for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area. With these substitutions the Area equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200 = (2*W) * (W)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying out the right side results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200+=+2W%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200+=+2W%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides of this equation by 2 and the equation then becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then take the square root of both sides. The square root of 100 is 10, and the square root<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of W squared is just W. So the equation is then:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10+=+W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10+=+W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You now know that the Width W is 10 ft and since the Length is twice the Width, the Length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "must be 2*10 or 20 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer to the problem is W = 10 ft and L = 20 ft.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the Length and Width are multiplied, the answer for the Area is 20*10 = 200 sq ft,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just as the problem said it should be, so the answers for L and W check OK.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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