document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061450>Question 1061450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The area of a rectangle garden is 36 meters.the width is 4 m longer than one third of the length find the length and the width of the garden  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make length = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 4 + x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = Length x width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = x(4 + x/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = 4x + x^2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearrange into y = ax^2 + bx + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/3 + 4x - 36 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply throughout by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 12x - 108 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 18)(x - 6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 18 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -18 (Disregard as -ve)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 6m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = 6m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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