document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038561>Question 1038561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of rectangular garden exceeds three times the width by 12 meters. The area of the garden is 180m^2. Find the dimension of the garden </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653340 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=653340\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Length=3xWidth+12. Let w equal width. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(3w+12)=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w^2+12w-180=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2+4w-60=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w+10)(w-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=6,-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can throw away the negative result, and we get a width of 6 meters, and a length of 30 meters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>\n" );
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