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A garden area is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 feet squared, what is the width of the
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A garden area is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 feet squared, what is the width of the path?''.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="width of path" __ (30-2x)(20-2x)=400 __ 600-100x+4x^2=400
x^2-25x+50=0
use quadratic formula to find x
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