document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239304>Question 239304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i have a math problem that says my yard is 20 by 30 feet and i want to put a flower bed that boarders the yard. if the width is constant and i have 187ft^2 of flowers what is the width of the flower bed </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #175717 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=175717\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=how much you must increase the length of each side to have the area of the flower bed be 187'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+30)(x+20)-(30*20)=187 new area-old area=187<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+50x+600-600=187<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+50x-187=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.5' Quadratic formula below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 = 3.5/2 = 1.75' width of the flower bed is 1/2 of the increase in length of each side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B50x%2B-187+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B50x%2B-187+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%2850%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-187=3248 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%2850%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-187=3248\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=3248 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-50%2B-sqrt%28+3248+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-50%2B-sqrt%28+3248+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2850%29%2Bsqrt%28+3248+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+3.49561369755001 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2850%29%2Bsqrt%28+3248+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+3.49561369755001\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2850%29-sqrt%28+3248+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-53.49561369755 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2850%29-sqrt%28+3248+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-53.49561369755\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B50x%2B-187 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B50x%2B-187\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B50x%2B-187+=+1%28x-3.49561369755001%29%2A%28x--53.49561369755%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B50x%2B-187+=+1%28x-3.49561369755001%29%2A%28x--53.49561369755%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 3.49561369755001, -53.49561369755.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B50%2Ax%2B-187+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B50%2Ax%2B-187+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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