document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896576>Question 896576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 7m long pool is surrounded by a path 2m wide at the sides and 3m wide at the ends <BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the area of this path is 7o square meters , then the value of x is : ?\r<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 #543676 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=543676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You might be trying to use x as the width of the pool.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of pool is 7 m;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the width of pool is x meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ENDS are the x meter sides, while length are the SIDES of 7 m of the pool.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should draw a picture to understand the situation clearly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the Path:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A2%2A3%2B2%283x%29%2B2%282%2A7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A2%2A3%2B2%283x%29%2B2%282%2A7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is why you need to draw a picture.  The expression is based on what I added for the description about the ENDS and the SIDES.  This path area expression simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the path seems given as 70 square meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B26=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B26=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=35-26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=35-26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  meters  </SPAN>\n" );
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