document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73924>Question 73924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could I please have some help with this word problem?  I started it, but am now lost.  Thanks so much.\r<BR>\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 400ft.^2, what is the width of the path?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I began by using the equation (20+2x)(30+2x)=400, but I was not able to get a real number.  <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 #52908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=52908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (20+2X)(30+2X)=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600+60X+40X+4X^2=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+100X+600-400=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+100X+200=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+25X+50=0 USING THE QUADRATIXC EQUATION WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-25+-SQRT[25^2-4*1*50])/2*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-25+-SQRT[625-200])/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-25+-SQRT425)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-25+-20.62)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-25+20.62)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-4.38/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-2.19 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20+2*-2.19)(30+2*-2.19)=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20-4.38)(30-4.38)=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.62*25.62=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400=400<BR>\n" );
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