document.write( "Question 638924: A photograph is 10 inches long and 8 inches wide. It is surrounded by a border of uniform width. If the border and photo together occupy and area of 168 square inches, how wide is the border? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #402475 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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If \"+x+\" is the width of the border,
\n" ); document.write( "the border adds \"+2x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "to the length and width, so
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+10%2B+2x+%29%2A%28+8+%2B+2x+%29+=+168+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+80+%2B+16x+%2B+20x+%2B+4x%5E2+=+168+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4x%5E2+%2B+36x+-+88+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+9x+-+22+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+x+%2B+11+%29%2A%28+x+-+2+%29+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+2+\" ( ignore the negative root )
\n" ); document.write( "The border is 2 inches wide
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+10%2B+2x+%29%2A%28+8+%2B+2x+%29+=+168+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+10%2B+2%2A2+%29%2A%28+8+%2B+2%2A2+%29+=+168+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+14%2A12+=+168+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+168+=+168+\"
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