SOLUTION: a 15-inch by 28-inch poster is to be framed using a border of uniform width. to make the framing visually appealing, the border should have an area equal to 60% of the area of the

Question 268741: a 15-inch by 28-inch poster is to be framed using a border of uniform width. to make the framing visually appealing, the border should have an area equal to 60% of the area of the poster. how wide should the border be?

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a 15-inch by 28-inch poster is to be framed using a border of uniform width.
to make the framing visually appealing, the border should have an area equal to 60% of the area of the poster.
how wide should the border be?
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Let x = the width of the border
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Find the area of the poster:
15 * 28 = 420 sq/in
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Find the area of the border
.6(420) = 252 sq/in
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The overall dimensions of poster and border:
(2x+15) by (2x+28)
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Overall area - poster area = border area
(2x+15)*(2x+28) - 420 = 252
FOIL
(4x^2 + 56x + 30x + 420) - 420 = 252
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4x^2 + 86x + 420 - 420 = 252
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4x^2 + 86x - 252 = 0; a quadratic equation
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Use the quadratic formula to find the positive solution for x

In this equation: a=4; b=86; c=-252

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x =
x = 2.61 inches is the width of the border
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You can check solution:
(15+5.22)*(28+5.22) - 420 = should equal 60% of 420
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