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The length of a rectangular garden is three times its width; if the area of the garden is 75 square meters, what
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The length of a rectangular garden is three times its width; if the area of the garden is 75 square meters, what
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Question 35942: Translate the following into a quadratic equation, and solve it:
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?
I'm a little confused. Does this translate to 3x+ x+75= 0 or 3*x+ x= -75? Or am I totaly off the mark? Thank you! Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! THE FORMULA FOR A RECTANGLULAR FIGURE IS LENGTH*WIDTH THEN IF THE LENGTH IS 3*WIDTH THEN THE EQUATION IS L*3L=75 IOR 3L~2=75 OR L~2=75/3 OR L~2=25 OR
TAKING THE SQRT OF BOTH SIDES WE GET L=5 THEN THE WIDTH IS 3*5 OR 15 SO
L*W=75 OR 5*(3*5)=75 OR 5*15=75
NOTE: THE * MEANS MULTIPLY
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