document.write( "Question 1083630: Which quadratic equation below could be used to represent the following situation?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your town wants to put a square fountain in the park. The fountain will have a sidewalk around it that is 4 ft wide. The total space that the fountain and sidewalk can use is 800 ft^2^2. What are the largest dimensions that can be used for the fountain?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28a%2B2%2A4%29%5E2\" = 800,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = \"sqrt%28800%29-8\" = 20.3 ft (approximately).\r
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