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document.write( "The length of a rectangular poool is 40 feet. the width is 24 feet. A walkway of uniform width surrounds the pool. The combined area of the pool and walkway is 2240 sqft. Find the width of the walkway?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              40s+40s+24s+24s = 2240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     128s     = 2240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        s     = 17.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         I dont know how to go about it... I know this is wrong!!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       Plz help!!!! I do not have the ISBN because that is from one of my exams         . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #61486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=61486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40*24=960 SQUARE FEET FOR THE POOL. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(40+2X)(24+2X)=2240 THESE ARE THE NEW DIMENTIONS WHEN YOU ADD THE WALKWAY WITH A WIDTH OF X. tHE BEST WAY TO VISUALIZE THIS IS TO DRAW A DIAGRAM OF THE POOL AND ADD THE WALKWAY OF WIDTH X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "960+48X+80X+4X^2=2240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+128X+960-2240=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+128X-1280=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(X^2+32X-320)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(X-8)(X+40)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=8 FEET ANSWER FOR THE WIDTH OF THE WALKWAY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(40+2*8)(24+2*8)=2240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(40+16)(24+16)=2240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56*40=2240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2240=2240\r<BR>\n" );
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