document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95706>Question 95706</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131430920/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A landscaper, who just completed a rectangular flower garden measuring 6 feet by 10 feet, orders 1 cubic yard of premixed cement, all of which is to be used to create a border of uniform width around the garden. If the border is to have a depth of 3 inches, how wide will the border 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 #69730 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=69730\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> START BY DRAWING A SKETCH OF THE 6 BY 10 PLOT. NOW DRAW A SMALL BORDER AROUND IT & LABEL THE WIDTH X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE AREA TO BE FILLED IN IS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6+2X)+(10+2X)-6*10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60+20X+12X+4X^2-60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+32X IS THE AREA TO BE CEMENTED TO A DEPTH OF 3 INCHES WHICH IS 3/12 FEET OR .25 FEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE AMOUNT OF CEMENT IN FEET IS 38383=27 CUBIC FEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NEW WE SOLVE FOR THE VALUE OF X:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4X^2+32X)*.25=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+8X-27=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION WE GET:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-SQRT[8^8-4*1*-27])/281<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8=-SQRT(64*108])/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-SQRT172)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-13.11)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+13.11)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5.11/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=2.56 FEET IS THE WIDTH OF THE BORDER NEEDED FOR THE 27 CUBIC FEET OF CEMENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FILL IN THESE MEASUREMENTS IN YOUR DIAGRAM AND VERIFY THE ANSWERS OR 2.56 FEET FOR THE WIDTH & .25 FEET FOR THE DEPTH. <BR>\n" );
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