document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1076358>Question 1076358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I'm not sure where to even start I'm not very good at word problems. The topic is quadratic functions. If you can help me out it'd be very much appreciated! :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30. Water Fountains A circular fountain sits in front of a city library. A pool of water (84) surrounds a sculpture that sits on a circular platform in the middle. The radius<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the sculpture is half the radius of the entire fountain. Write an equation to represent the area of the pool. Is the equation a quadratic function?<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 #691017 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=691017\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> radius of the platform=r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the platform is pi*r^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the whole fountain is 2r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the whole fountain is pi*4r^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the pool is pi*4r^2-pi*r^2=pi(3r^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a quadratic function.  Its area is the function of the square of the radius.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It helps to draw this. </SPAN>\n" );
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