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document.write( "A garden area is 30 ft long and 20 ft wide.  A path of uniform width is set around the edge.  If the remaining garden area is 400 ft2, what is the width of the path? Give your answer in decimal form, rounded to the nearest thousandth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A garden area is 30 ft long and 20 ft wide. A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 ft2, what is the width of the path? Give your answer in decimal form, rounded to the nearest thousandth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a rectangle and mark the length as 30 ft and the width as 20 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a path INSIDE the perimeter of the rectangle that is \"x\" wide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Indicate that the remaining area of the garden is 400 sq ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try to see the following dimensions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the \"remaining\" area is 30-2x ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the \"remaining\" area is 20-2x ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(remaining length)(remaining width)= remaining area = 400 sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(30-2x)(20-2x)=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(15-x)(10-x)=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(15-x)(10-x)=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150-25x+x^2=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-25x+50=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[25+-sqrt(625-4*50)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[25+-sqrt425)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[25+-5sqrt17]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[25+5sqrt17]/2 or x=[25-5sqrt17]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=22.81 ft. or x=2.19 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x cannot be 22.81 ft as there is not that much remaining width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore x=2.19 ft  (This is the width of the path)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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