document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1006789>Question 1006789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tee-jay has a photo that measures 10cm by 15cm. He want to fix it to a mat, so that there is a border of uniform width around the photo. the mat and photo will have an area of 500cm2. What should the width of the mat be?\r<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 #622866 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=622866\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Questions should be, what is the uniform border width, and what are dimensions of the mat?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Picture area,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total area picture and the mat border, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2810%2B2x%29%2815%2B2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2810%2B2x%29%2815%2B2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > using x as the uniform border width surrounding picture;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GIVEN:  Mat and photo(picture) have area 500.  ASSUMPTION - this is the area of the uniform border from the mat AND the photograph, NOT the sum of both the mat and photo areas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That \"given\", formulate equation  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%2810%2B2x%29%2815%2B2x%29=500%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%2810%2B2x%29%2815%2B2x%29=500%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and solve for x, and then evaluate the separate dimensions of the mounting mat.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Algebra steps should lead to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B25x-175=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B25x-175=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the one sensible solution will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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