document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107461>Question 1107461</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Hillcrest Garden Club wants to double the area of its rectangular rose bed.  Strips of the same width will be added to one end and one side to form a rectangle.  If the bed is now 17.5m by 12.2m, what are the dimensions of the new bed?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #722701 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=722701\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the area of the original rectangle is 12.2 * 17.5 = 213.5 square meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new rectangle will have a length of 12.2 + x and a width of 17.5 + x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new area will be 2 *( 231.5 = 427 square meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get (12.2 + x) * (17.5 + x) = 427.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve this quadratic equation to get x = 5.9832066662876.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your new width will be 18.18320667.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your new length will be 23.48320667.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your new area will be 427 square meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a picture of what your new rectangle will look like is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the original rectangle is ABCD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new rectangle is EFGD.\r<BR>\n" );
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