document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141577>Question 141577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Raj and his sister cut the lawn.  The lawn is a square and Raj says he will cut a path around the outside 3m wide.  His sister will cut the remaining lawn.  If the part he cuts is the same area as the part she cuts, what are the dimensions of the lawn? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103150 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=103150\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"The lawn is a square\" __ let x=length (and width)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2/2=(x-6)^2 __ x^2=2x^2-24x+72 __ 0=x^2-24x+72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use quadratic formula to find x </SPAN>\n" );
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