document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736721>Question 736721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A picture frame is 18 inches by 14 inches. If 221 square inches of picture shows, find the width of the frame, assuming the distance is equal all the way around. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #449984 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=449984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of the picture plus the frame is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+18%2A14+=+252+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+18%2A14+=+252+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+252+-+221+=+31+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+252+-+221+=+31+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <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 frame,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+18x+%2B+18x+%2B+%28+14+-+2x+%29%2Ax+%2B+%28+14+-+2x+%29%2Ax+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+18x+%2B+18x+%2B+%28+14+-+2x+%29%2Ax+%2B+%28+14+-+2x+%29%2Ax+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+36x+%2B+2x%2A%28+14+-+2x+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+36x+%2B+2x%2A%28+14+-+2x+%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+=+-4x%5E2+%2B+28x+%2B+36x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+-4x%5E2+%2B+28x+%2B+36x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+-4x%5E2+%2B+64x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+-4x%5E2+%2B+64x+\"   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+64x+-+31+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-4x%5E2+%2B+64x+-+31+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use quadratic formula<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+=+-4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+-4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+64+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+64+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+-31+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+-31+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+%28-64+%2B-+sqrt%28+64%5E2+-+4%2A%28-4%29%2A%28-31%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A%28-4%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+%28-64+%2B-+sqrt%28+64%5E2+-+4%2A%28-4%29%2A%28-31%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A%28-4%29%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+=+%28-64+%2B-+sqrt%28+4096+-+496+%29%29+%2F+%28-8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+%28-64+%2B-+sqrt%28+4096+-+496+%29%29+%2F+%28-8%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+=+%28-64+%2B-+sqrt%28+3600+%29%29+%2F+%28-8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+%28-64+%2B-+sqrt%28+3600+%29%29+%2F+%28-8%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+-64+%2B+60+%29+%2F+%28-8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+%28+-64+%2B+60+%29+%2F+%28-8%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+=+1%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+1%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and, the other answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+%28+-64+-+60+%29+%2F+%28-8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+%28+-64+-+60+%29+%2F+%28-8%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+=+15.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+15.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( impossible for width of frame )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the frame is 1/2 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+36x+%2B+2x%2A%28+14+-+2x+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+36x+%2B+2x%2A%28+14+-+2x+%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+=+36%2A%281%2F2%29+%2B+2%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%28+14+-+2%2A%281%2F2%29+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+36%2A%281%2F2%29+%2B+2%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%28+14+-+2%2A%281%2F2%29+%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+=+18+%2B+1%2A%28+13+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+18+%2B+1%2A%28+13+%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+=+31+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+31+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK\r<BR>\n" );
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