Arectangular garden is 49 feet longer than it is wide. its perimeter is 302 feet
a) let w be the width of the garden and l be the length. write a system of linear equations whose solution gives the width and length of the garden.
b) use the method of substitution to solve the system.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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