document.write( "Question 85444: 1. Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of there square is 85.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. A garden area is 30ft long and 20ft wide. A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area id 400ft ^2, what is the width of the path?
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1. x = first integer
\n" ); document.write( " x + 1 = next consecutive integer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2\" + \"%28x+%2B+1%29%5E2\" = 85
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2\" + \"x%5E2\" + 2x + 1 = 85
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2\" + 2x + 1 = 85
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2\" + 2x - 84 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2\" + x - 42 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(x + 7)(x - 6) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x + 7 = 0 ; x - 6 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = -7 ; x = 6
\n" ); document.write( "x = -7 , x + 1 = -6 is one pair of solutions
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6 , x + 1 = 7 is another pair of solutions\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. Let x = width of the path
\n" ); document.write( "Garden area = 20(30) = 600
\n" ); document.write( "Remaining Garden area = (30 - 2x)(20 - 2x) = 400
\n" ); document.write( "600 - 100x + \"4x%5E2\" = 400
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2\" - 100x + 600 = 400
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2\" - 100x + 200 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2\" - 25x + 50 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2825+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-25%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A50+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\" =
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2825+%2B-+sqrt%28+625-200+%29%29%2F2\" =
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2825+%2B-+sqrt%28425%29%29%2F2\" =
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2825+%2B-+21.62%29%2F2\" =
\n" ); document.write( "\"46.62%2F2\" , \"3.38%2F2\" =
\n" ); document.write( "23.31 , 1.69
\n" ); document.write( "23.31 is not feasible since the whole width is only 20 ft, so the answer is 1.69 ft.
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