Question 1058795
Let x represent the shorter side of the garden.


The longer side is then 3x.


The area is:


length * width = 3x * x = 48


3x^2 = 48


x^2 = 48 / 3


x^2 = 16


x = 4


The shorter side is 4 inches long.


The longer side is 3*4 = 12 inches long.