document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=138086>Question 138086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An existing garden is the shape of a rectangle with a length of 15 ft and a width of 9 ft. A border of shrubs is to be placed around the garden. The border will have the same width all the way around the garden. Enough shrubs are needed to fill the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+256+ft%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+256+ft%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > area formed by the border. What is the width of the border? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100918 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100918\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=width __ area=garden+border __ (9+2x)(15+2x)=9*15+256 __ 9*15+48x+4x^2=9*15+256\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 9*15+256 __ 4x^2+48x-256=0 __ dividing by 4 __ x^2+12x-64=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring __ (x+16)(x-4)=0 __ x=-16 and x=4 (-16 not realistic) </SPAN>\n" );
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