Tyler has a rectangular garden that measures 10 m wide by 13 m long. He wants to increase the area to 180 m² by increasing the width and length by the same amount. The situation can be represented by the equation (10+x)(13+x)=180 , where x is the amount in feet he will increase each dimension. What will be the length (longer dimension) of the new garden?
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Tyler has a rectangular garden that measures 10 m wide by 13 m long. He wants to increase the area to 180 m² by increasing the width and length by the same amount. The situation can be represented by the equation (10+x)(13+x)=180 , where x is the amount in feet he will increase each dimension.
What will be the length (longer dimension) of the new garden?
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