document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314823>Question 314823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are putting a stone border of uniform width around a rectangular garden that measures 6 yards by 15 yards. You only have enough stone to cover 100 square yards. How wide should the border be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am factoring polynomials and i have to use the five step problem solving strategy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=width of border\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so i set it up \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0=x+6ft*15feet-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But i don't think that right can you help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank You! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #225146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=225146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the stone width be x yards<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width and length of garden = 6 yards and 15 yards\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the width of the plot including the stone will be 6+2x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length will be 15+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the plot including the stone = (2x+6)(2x+15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the total plot - area of garden = arae of the stone.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x+6)(2x+15)-15*6 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+30x+12x+90-90=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+42x-100=0 ( divide by 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+21x-50=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+25x-4x-50=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2x+25)-2(2x+25)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+25)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x =2 yards the width of the stone </SPAN>\n" );
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