SOLUTION: A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 200 ft of fence. Find the length and width of the garden if its area is 2475 ft squared.

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Question 880673: A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 200 ft of fence. Find the length and width of the garden if its area is 2475 ft squared.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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dimensions x and y.
xy=2475 and 2x+2y=200.

Simplifying the perimeter equation,
x%2By=100
y=100-x.
SUBSTITUTE: x%28100-x%29=2475.
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