document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=762202>Question 762202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square lawn is bounded on 3 sides by a path 4 meter wide. If the area of the path is 7/8 that of the lawn, find the dimensions of the lawn. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using s = the side length of the square lawn,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of just the lawn = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of path plus lawn = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28s%2B4%29%28s%2B2%2A4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28s%2B4%29%28s%2B2%2A4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of ONLY the path = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28s%2B4%29%28s%2B2%2A4%29-s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28s%2B4%29%28s%2B2%2A4%29-s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AND  using the 7/8 information, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28s%2B4%29%28s%2B2%2A4%29-s%5E2=%287%2F8%29s%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28s%2B4%29%28s%2B2%2A4%29-s%5E2=%287%2F8%29s%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for s, of course after first simplifying...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7s%5E2-96x-256=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7s%5E2-96x-256=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=%2896%2Bsqrt%2896%5E2%2B4%2A7%2A256%29%29%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=%2896%2Bsqrt%2896%5E2%2B4%2A7%2A256%29%29%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=%2896%2B2%5E6%29%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=%2896%2B2%5E6%29%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28s=80%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28s=80%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%263%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%263%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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