document.write( "Question 786834: A city ordinance requires a man to install a fence around a rectangular swimming pool. The pool is 16 feet wide nd 20 feet long. He has 154 feet worth of fencing. He wants to arrange a rectangular fence so that each side of the fence is the same distance from the pool. Each side of the fence is x feet away, how do i solve for x. What is the equation as well. \n" ); document.write( "

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The dimensions of the fence will be:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+16+%2B+2x+\"$ by $\"+20+%2B+2x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter, $\"+P+\"$ is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P+=+2%2A%28+16+%2B+2x+%29+%2B+2%2A%28+20+%2B+2x+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P+=+32+%2B+4x+%2B+40+%2B+4x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P+=+8x+%2B+72+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You are given that $\"+P+=+154+\"$ ft
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8x+%2B+72+=+154+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8x+=+82+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+10.25+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P+=+2%2A%28+16+%2B+2x+%29+%2B+2%2A%28+20+%2B+2x+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+154+=+2%2A%28+16+%2B+2%2A10.25+%29+%2B+2%2A%28+20+%2B+2%2A10.25+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+154+=+2%2A%28+16+%2B+20.5+%29+%2B+2%2A%28+20+%2B+20.5+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+154+=+2%2A36.5+%2B+2%2A40.5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+154+=+73+%2B+81+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+154+=+154+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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