document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021573>Question 1021573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square building is surrounded by a flowerbed 1.25 m wide. if the area of the flowerbed is 46.25m^2, what is the area of the building? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #637318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=637318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x bet the measure of the square side of the building.  Since the flowerbed is 1.25 m wide, the measure of the side of the bigger square enclosing the building is x + 2*1.25 = x+2.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2.5%29%5E2+-+x%5E2+=+46.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2.5%29%5E2+-+x%5E2+=+46.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x+%2B+6.25+-+x%5E2+=+46.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x+%2B+6.25+-+x%5E2+=+46.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x + 6.25 = 46.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x = 40 ==> x = 8 m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the area of the building is 64 sq.m. </SPAN>\n" );
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