<PRE><B>Question 1015954</B>
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^2 
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length = L
Width = W
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2(L+W) = 200ft
L+W = 100 ft
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LW = 2475
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Substitute for L and solve for W::
(100-W)W = 2475
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W^2 -100W + 2475 = 0
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W = 45 or W = 55
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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