document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=865450>Question 865450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular lawn is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide. A concrete path of uniform width and covering an area of 120 sq feet is to be constructed to form a border around the lawn. Write a suitable equation and solve it to find the width of the concrete path.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=521706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lawn PLUS the path around it, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2B2w%29%2810%2B2w%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2B2w%29%2810%2B2w%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using w for the width of the path.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Area - Lawn Area = Path Area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=%28-19%2Bsqrt%28Discr%29%29%2F4=%28-19%2Bsqrt%2829%5E2%29%29%2F4=%28-19%2B29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=%28-19%2Bsqrt%28Discr%29%29%2F4=%28-19%2Bsqrt%2829%5E2%29%29%2F4=%28-19%2B29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=10%2F4=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=10%2F4=5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28w=2%261%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28w=2%261%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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