Question 817154
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The area of rectangle garden is 200 square meters. 
The length of the garden is 1 meter more then 3 times its width 'x'
width 'x', length (3x+1)
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A = {{{l*w = (3x+1)x = 200m^2}}}
    3x^2 + x - 200 = 0
{{{x = (-b +- sqrt( b^2-4*a*c ))/(2*a) }}}
{{{x = (-1 +- sqrt( 2401 ))/(6) }}}
{{{x = (-1 +- 49)/(6) }}}
    x = 8m   (tossing out negative solution for unit measure)
width is 8m   and length is 25m    {{{(3*8+1)}}}
CHECKING our answer***
 {{{8m*25m = 200m^2}}}