document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810398>Question 810398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle lawn is 14 meters long and 10 meters wide. A strip of uniform width is mowed around the outside of the lawn. How wide is the strip when the area of the unmowed portion of the lawn is 12 meters squared<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488969 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=488969\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 14*10=140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140-12=128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The un-mowed portion is very small. Are you sure you don't mean the mowed portion?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or are your numbers wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(14-x)*(10-x)=128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-24x+140 = 128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-24x+12 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.51087 meters width of strip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14-0.51087=13.48913<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-0.51087=9.48913\r<BR>\n" );
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