document.write( "Question 1056062: Ref. Question 1055935:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A driveway is paved with concrete with enough remaining for 200 sq. ft. of surface. The remaining concrete is for a walkway around a flower garden 20 ft. by 15 ft. Determine width of walkway which can be placed with remainder. Thanks.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #671233 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let the width of the walkway = \"+x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "My equation for the area of walkway is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x%2A15+%2B+2x%2A%28+20+%2B+2x+%29+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+30x+%2B+40x+%2B+4x%5E2+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4x%5E2+%2B+70x+-+200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x%5E2+%2B+35x+-+100+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-100+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-35+%2B-+sqrt%28+35%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-100%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-35+%2B-+sqrt%28+1225+%2B+800+%29%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+-35+%2B+sqrt%28+2025+%29+%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+-35+%2B+45+%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+10%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+5%2F2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The width of the walkway is 2.5 ft
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4x%5E2+%2B+70x+-+200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4%2A2.5%5E2+%2B+70%2A2.5+-+200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4%2A6.25+%2B+175+-+200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+25+%2B+175+-+200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+200+-+200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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