document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548294>Question 548294</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a landscaper who just completed a rectangular flower garden measuring 11 ft. in length and 8 ft in width orders one cubic yd of premixed cement all of which is used to create a border of uniform width around the garden if the border is to have a depth of 3 inches, how wide will the border be? (1 cubic yd=27 cubic ft) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356965 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=356965\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the width of the sidewalk\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length including sidewalk = 11+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width+sidewalk=8+2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area with sidewalk - area of garden = srea of sidewalk\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of sidewalk = (11+2x)(8+2x)-88\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of sidewalk =((11+2x)(8+2x)-88)*1/4 = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(11+2x)(8+2x)-88= 108\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "88+22x+16x+4x^2-88=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+38x-108=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2+19x-54=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula													<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=	2	,b=	19	,c=	-54								<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-4ac=	361	+	432										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac=	793												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >							28.16						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x1=(	-19	+	28.16	)/	4								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=	2.29												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=(	-19	-28.16	) /	4									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2= 	-11.79												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ignore negative value													<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 2.29 feet				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca													<BR>\n" );
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