document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118517>Question 1118517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a garden 7 m by 12 m will be expanded by planting a border of flowers. the border will be of the same width around the entire garden and has an area of 92 m^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #733854 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=733854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw this out and the area of the entire garden+border is (7+2x)(12+2x)=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84+38x+4x^2=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+38x-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+19x-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(1/4)(-19+/-sqrt (361+32)), sqrt (393)=19.82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "only positive root is x=0.82/4 meter or 0.205 m or 20.5 cm  width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.41*12.41=91.96 m^2, rounding error. </SPAN>\n" );
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