document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=532396>Question 532396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are building a rectangular field and want to make a walkway around the edge. The field is 360 ft by 160ft, and the area of the entire area (field&walkway) is 71,796 sq ft.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "What is the width of the walkway? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the area of the walkway? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350843 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Don+Malabag><B>Don Malabag(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Don+Malabag><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=350843\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A(walkway)=A(total)-A(field)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= 71796ft^2-{(360ft)(160ft)}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=71796ft^2-57600ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=14196\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "W(walkway)=(360+x)(160+x)=71796ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=x^2+520x+57600=71796<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=x^2+520x+57600-71796=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=x^2+520x-14196=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+546)(x-26)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-546; x=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W(walkway)=26 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );