document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872809>Question 872809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are making a frame for a painting. The painting is 17in by 11in. You want the total area of the painting and frame to be 315in^2. The frame will be the same width on all sides. What should the outer dimensions of the frame be?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the width  be x															<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length   of	picture		17	in											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of  	picture		11	in											<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area =			187		In^2										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of 	picture +frame		315	In^2											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of 	picture +frame				17	+	2	x 					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of	picture	 +frame	11	+	2	x								<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(	17	+	2	x	)	(	11	+	2	x	)		=	315<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	187	+	34	x	+	22	x	+	4	X^2			=	315<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	4	X^2		+	56	x		-128	=	0					\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2+64x-8x-128=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x(x+16)-8(x+16)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+16)(4x-8)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-16 OR x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "taking positive value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the outside dimensions are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "19 by 13 in\r<BR>\n" );
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