document.write( "Question 1096889: The area of a rectangular lawn is 1350 square feet. If the length of the lawn is 21 feet less than thrice it’s width, find the dimensions of the lawn \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #711280 by jorel1380(3719) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let w and 3w-21 be the width and the length of the lawn, respectively. Then: \n" ); document.write( "w(3w-21)=1350 \n" ); document.write( "3w²-21w-1350=0 \n" ); document.write( "w²-7w-450=0 \n" ); document.write( "(w+ 18)(w-25)=0 \n" ); document.write( "w=25 or -18 \n" ); document.write( "The lawn is 25' by 54' \n" ); document.write( "☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |