document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316864>Question 316864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pool measuring 20 meters by 30 meters is surrounded by a path of uniform width. If the area of the pool and the path combined is 1344 sqaure meters, what is the width of the path? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><B>palanisamy(496)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><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=226772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given, the length of the pool = 30 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the width of the pool = 20 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the width of the path = x m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, the length of the rectangle including the path = 30+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the width of the rectangle including the path = 20+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total area is (30+x)(20+x) = 1344<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               600+30x+20x+x^2-1344 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 +50x-744 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+62x-12x-744=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+62)-12(x+62)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-12)(x+62)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12,-62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the path is 12 m </SPAN>\n" );
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