SOLUTION: a rectangular garden whose length is 3 feet longer than its width has an area of 65 square feet. find the dimensions of the garden, round to the nearest of a hundred foot

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Question 971877: a rectangular garden whose length is 3 feet longer than its width has an area of 65 square feet. find the dimensions of the garden, round to the nearest of a hundred foot
Answer by anand429(138) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let, length = l and breadth = b
Now,
l=b%2B3
Area = 65
=> l*b =65
=> (b+3)*b =65
=> b%5E2+%2B+3b+-65+=0
=> b=6.7006 feet (ignoring negative value of b)
=> +l+=+9.7006 feet