document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41038>Question 41038</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular garden is 80 m by 60m. Part of the garden is torn up to install a strip of lawn of equal width around the garden. The new area of the garden is 800m^2. How wide is the strip of lawn?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___m wide.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=26480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the equal width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(80+2x)(60+2x)=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2-280x%2B4800=800 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-280x%2B4800=800\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2-280x%2B4000=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-280x%2B4000=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-70x%2B1000=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-70x%2B1000=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor x=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the width is 50m.<BR>\n" );
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