document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329077>Question 329077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular garden is to be surrounded by a walkway of constant width.  The gardens dimensions are 24ft by 26 ft. The total area garden plus walkway is to be 1129ft^2.  What must be the width of the walkway? round to the nearest thousandth if necessary.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The walkway must be _______ft wide. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #235773 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=235773\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24 by 26 feet sre the dimensions of the garden<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the width of walkway.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of plot will be 26+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of plot will be 24+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of plot = (24+2x)(26+2x)=1129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "624+48x+52x+4x^2=1129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+100x+624-1129=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+100x-505=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve using quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4, b=100, c=-505<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1= (-100+sqrt(100^2+(16*505)))/ (2*4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4.308<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2= (-100-sqrt(100^2+(16*505)))/ (2*4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=-29.3 ignore this value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width will be 4.308 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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