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document.write( "A rectangular lawn is 24 feet wide by 32 feet long.  A sidewalk will be built along the inside edges of all four sides.  The remaining lawn will have an area of 425 square feet.  How wide will the walk be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 49045: Please Explain: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A rectangular lawn is 24 feet wide by 32 feet long. A sidewalk will be built along the inside edges of all four sides. The remaining lawn will have an area of 425 square feet. How wide will the walk be?: Please Explain: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET THE WIDTH OF PATH =X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=32'............W=24'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LENGTH OF INNER RECTANGLE=L'=L-2X=32-2X...SINCE ON BOTH SIDES PATH TAKES X+X FEET LEAVING 32-2X FOR THE GARDEN PROPER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WIDTH OF INNER RECTANGLE=W'=W-2X=24-2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE REMAINING GARDEN AREA=L'*W'=(32-2X)(24-2X)=425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "768-64X-48X+4X^2=425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2-112X+343=0..THIS IS A QUADRATIC.OF TYPE AX^2+BX+C=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=[-B+ OR - SQRT.{B^2-4AC}]/2A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE HAVE HERE A=4..B=-112...C=343...SO<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=[112-SQRT(112^2-4*4*343)]/8=  3 '\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a word problem that I'm sure uses the quadratic formula because this is what the chapter is about! The formula seems simple enough, but I don't know how to set this up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A garden area is 30ft. long (L)and 20ft. wide(W). A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden are is 400ft^2, what is the width of the path?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET THE WIDTH OF PATH =X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=30'............W=20'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LENGTH OF INNER RECTANGLE=L'=L-2X=30-2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WIDTH OF INNER RECTANGLE=W'=W-2X=20-2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE REMAINING GARDEN AREA=L'*W'=(30-2X)(20-2X)=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600-60X-40X+4X^2=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2-100X+200=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-25X+50=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=[25-SQRT(25^2-4*50)]/2=2.19' </SPAN>\n" );
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