Problema Solution
The area of a rectangular garden is 140 square meters. The width is 3 meters longer than one-half of the length. Find the length and width of the garden?
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Let
x = the length of the garden
3 + (1/2)x = the width
A = 140 m^2 the area of the garden
Since A = width*length we have:
(3 + (1/2)x)*x = 140
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x = 14 m
3 + (1/2)*14 = 3 + 7 = 10 m
The length of the garden is 14 m while the width is 10 m.