document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=929659>Question 929659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i don't know how to solve this problem \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a garden that is 4 meters wide and 6 meters long is to have a uniform border such that the area of the border is the same as the area of the garden. find the width <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 #564419 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=564419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the uniform width of the border.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of garden, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of border combined with garden, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2B2x%29%286%2B2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2B2x%29%286%2B2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  A picture helps to see this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of just the border, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2B2x%29%286%2B2x%29-4%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2B2x%29%286%2B2x%29-4%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want the combined area to be twice the garden area:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2B2x%29%286%2B2x%29=2%2A4%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2B2x%29%286%2B2x%29=2%2A4%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to avoid the extra step  (do you need it?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving that for x should be no big deal.  Simplify, and do what skills you know for quadratic equations.<BR>\n" );
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