document.write( "Question 1156439: The Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting is 30 inches by 21 inches. It is surrounded by a frame of uniform thickness whose area (not including the center) is 756 inches squared. Find the thickness of the frame. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "(21+2x)*(30+2x) - 21*30 = 756\r\n" );
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document.write( "60x + 42x + 4x^2 = 756\r\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 + 102x - 756 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 51x - 378 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%5B1%2C2%5D\" = \"%28-51+%2B-+sqrt%28%28-51%29%5E2%2B4%2A1%2A378%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\" = \"%28-51+%2B-+75%29%2F4\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Negative root does not work.  The positive root  x = \"%28-51+%2B+75%29%2F4\" = 6 is the solution to the problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  6 inches.\r\n" );
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