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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Width of border:  rectangular flower bed 9' by 5'.  2 colors in the bed, one in center, one for border of the same width on all sides.  If she has enough plants to cover 24 ft^2 for the border, how wide can the border be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111237 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=111237\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> area of flower bed is 45 ft^2 (9*5) __ area of center is 21 ft^2 (45-24)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"width of border\" __ so center length is 9-2x and center width is 5-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9-2x)(5-2x)=21 __ FOILing __ 45-28x+4x^2=21 __ subtracting 21 __ 4x^2-28x+24=0 __ dividing by 4 __ x^2-7x+6=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring __ (x-6)(x-1)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-6=0 __ x=6 __ greater than width of entire bed, so not realistic\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-1=0 __ x=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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