SOLUTION: A rectangular garden has an area of 180 square feet. If the width of the garden is 3 feet less than the length, what are the dimensions of the garden?

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Question 560492: A rectangular garden has an area of 180 square feet. If the width of the garden is 3 feet less than the length, what are the dimensions of the garden?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the width. Then is the length. The area is the length times the width, so:



so



Solve the quadratic but discard the negative root.

John

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