document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=921767>Question 921767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have 2 questions I need help with, the first one is confusing me because I can't figure out if it is an area perimeter question or border, my teacher gave us an assignment but it had questions that are set up in a way she never showed us. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) The hillcrest garden club wants to double the area of its rectangular rose be. Strips of the same width will be added to one end and one side to form a rectangle. If the bed was 17.5m by 12.2m, what are the dimensions of the new bed?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea how to do the second one, I was never given a question like this \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)Mike Powwell of the USA set a world record of 8.95m for the long jump in 1991. If he ascended to a maximum height of 1.1m, find the quadratic equation that describes his jump path.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are able to provide brief (or fully explained) steps to HOW it is worked out that would be amazing, I want to understand how to do it so I can practice. Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559200 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</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=559200\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question Number 1, not all of the values are given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem description seems to be this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<i> The hillcrest garden club wants to double the area of its rectangular rose beD. Strips of the same width will be added to one end and one side to form a rectangle. If the bed was 17.5m by 12.2m, what are the dimensions of the new bed?</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let w be the uniform width of the stripping to be added to the garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that you were NOT given the values for the new area nor the width of the stripping.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dimensions of the new \"bed\"?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17.5+w  and 12.2+w.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's all.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually no change was done to the garden bed; only change to the border around the garden bed.  The bed is NOT new, so still the same 17.5m by 12.2m. </SPAN>\n" );
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