document.write( "Question 883838: A 10cm by 17cm picture is mounted with a border of uniform width on a rectangular frame. If the total area of the border is 198cm^2, find the dimension of the frame. \n" ); document.write( "
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Border Plus Picture equals 198 square centimeters.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Border? Unknown.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Picture: \"10%2A17\" square centimeters.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Border plus Picture: Let x = the uniform width of border.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2810%2B2x%29%2817%2B2x%29=198\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving for x will allow finding the outside dimensions and the inside dimensions for the frame.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"170%2B34x%2B20x%2B4x%5E2=198\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"34x%2B20x%2B4x%5E2=28\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"54x%2B4x%5E2=28\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B27x=14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B27x-14=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-27%2B-+sqrt%2827%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-14%29%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-27%2B-+sqrt%28841%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-27%2B-+29%29%2F4\", MUST USE PLUS FORM.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Outside dimensions of the frame, 10.5 cm and 17.5 cm
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