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document.write( "Question: Within a rectangular garden 10m wide and 20 long, we wish to have a walk around the borders of uniform width so as to leave an area of 96m^2 for flowers. How wide should be? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #618547 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the uniform area around has x m width. \n" ); document.write( "The length of the flower bed will be 20-2x \n" ); document.write( "The width is 10-2x \n" ); document.write( "This equals 96 m^2 \n" ); document.write( "200-60x+4x^2=96 \n" ); document.write( "rewrite as \n" ); document.write( "4x^2-60x+104=0 \n" ); document.write( "factor out a 4 \n" ); document.write( "4(x^2-15x+26)=0 \n" ); document.write( "4(x-13)(x-2)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=13,2. The first can't work. \n" ); document.write( "It is a 2 meter border. \n" ); document.write( "the length for flowers is 16 m (20-2(2)) \n" ); document.write( "the width for flowers is 6 m \n" ); document.write( "96m^2 \n" ); document.write( " |