document.write( "Question 1138928: Suzanne has a rectangular garden which is 49 feet long and 41 feet wide. She has 581 square foot of paving stones, and she wants to build a pathway around the border of the garden, like the diagram below:\r
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Suzanne has a rectangular garden which is 49 feet long and 41 feet wide.
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\n" ); document.write( "(The pathway must be the same width the whole way around the garden>
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the area of the garden: 49 * 41 = 2009 sq/ft
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = the width of paving stone border
\n" ); document.write( "then the overall dimensions, including the border:
\n" ); document.write( "(2x+49) by (2x+41)
\n" ); document.write( "Overall area - garden area = paving stone area
\n" ); document.write( "(2x+49)*(2x+41) - 2009 = 581
\n" ); document.write( "4x^2 + 82x + 98x + 2009 - 2009 - 581 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "4x^2 + 180x - 581 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula; a=4; b=180; c=-581
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 3.0245 or about 3 ft wide the border
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