document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95109>Question 95109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following into a quadratic equation, and solve it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of a rectangular garden is three times its width; if the area of the garden is 75 square meters, what are its dimensions? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't see how I'm going to get the x2 part of the equation out of this..or any of it. please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69201 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=69201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=width so 3x=length ... area=width*length ... 75=x*3x ... 75=3x^2 ... 3x^2-75=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by 3 gives x^2-25=0 ... difference of two squares factors to (x+5)(x-5)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5 and x=-5 ... negative is not realistic ... dimensions are 5 and 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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