document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058795>Question 1058795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One side of the flower garden is 3 times as great as the other.  What are the dimensions of the flower garden?  Area is 48 square inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The longer side is then 3x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length * width = 3x * x = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2 = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 48 / 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The shorter side is 4 inches long.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The longer side is 3*4 = 12 inches long. </SPAN>\n" );
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