document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249858>Question 249858</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A contractor needs 63 square feet of brick to construct a rectangular walkway. The length of the walkway is 2 feet more than the width. What is the perimeter of the walkway </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So length = x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus area = x*(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given Area = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x(x+2) = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x^2 + 2x - 63 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x^2 + 9x - 7x -63 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x(x+9) -7(x + 9) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=>(x-7)(x+9) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x = 7 or x = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the width of the walkway is 7 and the length is 9. So the perimeter is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(7 + 9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=32 </SPAN>\n" );
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