SOLUTION: The school is constructing a new gym. They want a 12 foot wide tile border around the outside edge of the square court, and the total side length is 7x. Write a polynomial for th

Question 181516This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 1
: The school is constructing a new gym. They want a 12 foot wide tile border around the outside edge of the square court, and the total side length is 7x. Write a polynomial for the area of the court, not including the tile border.
This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 1

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if entire length is 7x then we have to deduct the distance of the tile out and that is 2(12) for each side so
:
then court would be 7x-24 by 7x-24
:

RELATED QUESTIONS
The school is constructing a new gym. They want a 12-foot-wide tile border around the... (answered by josmiceli)

jess and her husband made a rectangular swimming pool measuring 28 feet by 42 feet. They... (answered by KMST)

Jordan is playing on a rectangular basketball court that is 87 feet long and 50 feet... (answered by solver91311)

jess and her husband made a rectangular swimming pool measuring 28 feet by 42 feet. They... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A rectangular swimming pool is 8 meters long and 12 meters wide. A tile border of... (answered by prince_abubu)

A path, 3 meters wide, runs around the outside edge of a rectangular court. The court is (answered by Boreal,ikleyn)

The Malik's want to build an even tile border around their pool. Their pool is 110 feet... (answered by josgarithmetic)

I need assistance with this story problem- I am building a square pond, I want to put a... (answered by venugopalramana)

John and Chris Maney have designed a new in-ground swimming pool for their backyard. The... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)