document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265285>Question 265285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A circular pool measures 16 feet across. One cubic yard of concrete is to be used to create a circular border of uniform width around the pool. If the border is to have a dept of 6 inches, how wide will the border be? (1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Please help me answer this problem.....  Thanks a bunch! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #195098 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=195098\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First convert 6 inches into 1/2 ft. Now all units are in feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x feet be the uniform length of the concrete.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we can find the area of the concrete as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then the volume os area of circle times height. So, we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 2 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2Api%2Ax+%2B+pi%2Ax%5E2%29+=+54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2Api%2Ax+%2B+pi%2Ax%5E2%29+=+54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 54 to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by quadratic, we get x as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ~ 1.0105 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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