document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895844>Question 895844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pool measuring 10 meters by 20 meters is surrounded by a path of uniform width if the area of the pool and path combined is 416 square meters what is the width of the path </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543104 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=543104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Total dimensions:  Using w for width of the path,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2w+10 and 2w+20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282w%2B10%29%282w%2B20%29=416 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282w%2B10%29%282w%2B20%29=416\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to account for combined pool area and path area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Discriminant, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%5E2%2B4%2A54=441=21%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%5E2%2B4%2A54=441=21%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That quadratic IS factorable as (w-3)(w+18) and the equation could be solved through factoring. </SPAN>\n" );
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