document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=908076>Question 908076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A walking path of uniform width is to be built along all four sides of a rectangular courtyard that measures 15 yards by 8 yards. If the total area covered by the courtyard and the walking path, combined, is 260 square yards, what is the width of the walking path?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550780 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=550780\">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	courtyard		15	yards											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of  	courtyard		8	yards											<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area =			120		sq. yards										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of 	plot		260	sq. yards											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of 	courtyard	&	plot				15	+	2	x 					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of	courtyard	&	plot	8	+	2	x								<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(	15	+	2	x	)	(	8	+	2	x	)	+	0	=	260<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	120	+	30	x	+	16	x	+	4	X^2		+	0	=	260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	4X^2		+	46	x	+	-140	=	0			/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+23x-70=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2+28x-5x-70=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x(x-14)-5(x-14)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x-5)(x-14)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5/2 OR 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14 is not applicable<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Hence width = 2.5 yards\r<BR>\n" );
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