document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389785>Question 389785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My problem is as follows, a swimming pool 6 meters wide and 10 meters long is to be surrounded by a walk of uniform width.  The area of the walk happens to equal the area of the pool.  What is the with of the walk? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the width of the walk<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the swimming pool is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2A10+=+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2A10+=+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > m2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The walk has the same area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the area of the pool plus the area of the walk<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A60+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A60+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > m2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each side of the pool is increased by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286+%2B+2x%29%2A%2810+%2B+2x%29+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286+%2B+2x%29%2A%2810+%2B+2x%29+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60+%2B+20x+%2B+12x+%2B+4x%5E2+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60+%2B+20x+%2B+12x+%2B+4x%5E2+=+120\"   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+%2B+32x+-+60+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2+%2B+32x+-+60+=+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+%2B+8x+-+15+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+15+=+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+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-8+%2B-+sqrt%28+8%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-15%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-8+%2B-+sqrt%28+8%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-15%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-8+%2B-+sqrt%28+64+%2B+60+%29%29%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-8+%2B-+sqrt%28+64+%2B+60+%29%29%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-8+%2B+sqrt%28124%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-8+%2B+sqrt%28124%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=%28+-8+%2B+11.136%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=%28+-8+%2B+11.136%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+3.136%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+3.136%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1.568 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1.568\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the walk is 1.568 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286+%2B+2x%29%2A%2810+%2B+2x%29+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286+%2B+2x%29%2A%2810+%2B+2x%29+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286+%2B+3.136%29%2A%2810+%2B+3.136%29+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286+%2B+3.136%29%2A%2810+%2B+3.136%29+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9.136%2A13.136+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9.136%2A13.136+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12.272%2A16.272+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12.272%2A16.272+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120.010+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120.010+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "close enough<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  </SPAN>\n" );
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