Question 424086
Translate the following into a quadratic equation, and solve it:
The length of a rectangular garden is two more than its width; if the area of the garden is 35 square meters, what are its dimensions? 

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Let width be "x"; then length is "x+2".
Area = (length)(width)
35 = (x+2)(x)
x^2+2x-35 = 0
Factor:
(x+7)(x-5) = 0
Positive solution:
x = 5 meters (width)
x+2 = 7 meters (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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