SOLUTION: the length of a rectangular garden is 4m greater than the width. The area is 60 m^2. find the dimensions of the garden. length= width=

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Question 694172: the length of a rectangular garden is 4m greater than the width. The area is 60 m^2. find the dimensions of the garden.
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Answer by MO dawg(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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x*(x+4)=60m^2
x^2+4x-60=0
x^2+10x-6x+60
x(x+10)-6(x+10)
(x+10)(x-6)
x=-10
or x=6
x=6 because you can't have a negative number