document.write( "Question 1116187: A rectangular park, 60 meters long and 40 meters wide, is surrounded by a jogging path of uniform width, containing 1344 square meters. How wide is the jogging path? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #731072 by ikleyn(52776)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "(60+2x)*(40+2x) - 60*40 = 1344\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "4x^2 + 200x - 1344 = 0\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 50x - 336 = 0\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(x-6)*(x+56) = 0\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Only positive root x= 6 is the solution to the problem.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Answer. The uniform width of the path is 6 meters.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "To see many other similar solved problems, look into the lesson\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Problems on the area and the dimensions of a rectangle surrounded by a strip\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in this site.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic \n" ); document.write( "\"Dimensions and the area of rectangles and circles and their elements\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Save the link to this online textbook together with its description\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I \n" ); document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to your archive and use it when it is needed.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |