document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=105103>Question 105103</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534492770/algebrahomeworkh>Precalculus</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle garden is 10ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 875 ft squared. What are its dimensions? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76461 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kmcruz09><B>kmcruz09(38)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kmcruz09><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76461\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, let as assume.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = the width of the plot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 10 = length of the plot\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the area is x(x + 10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it is stated in the problem that the area is 875 square feet, our final equation will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%28x+%2B+10%29+=+875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%28x+%2B+10%29+=+875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%28x+%2B+10%29+=+875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%28x+%2B+10%29+=+875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+10x+=+875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+10x+=+875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+10x+%2B+-875+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+10x+%2B+-875+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Applying the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%2810%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+10%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-875%29%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%2810%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+10%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-875%29%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100-%28-3500%29%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100-%28-3500%29%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%283600%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%283600%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-10+%2B-+60%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-10+%2B-+60%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can solve for the two roots<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-10+%2B+60%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-10+%2B+60%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-10+-+60%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-10+-+60%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%2850%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%2850%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-70%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-70%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But since we are looking for a real positive number, let us take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as our answer. Therefore, the width is 25 ft and the length is 35 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. ~kmcruz09~\r<BR>\n" );
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