document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158846>Question 1158846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 2 ft. wide path is made around a square garden. The path is 376 sq. ft. in area.  Determine a side of the garden.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S = side \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of garden;  S * S = S^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to proceed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square garden is s feet on a side; its area is s^2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the path 2 feet wide around the garden, the garden plus path makes a square (s+4) feet on a side.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the path (376 sq ft) is the area of the garden plus path, minus the area of the garden:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=376+=+%28s%2B4%29%5E2+-+s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"376+=+%28s%2B4%29%5E2+-+s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=376+=+s%5E2%2B8s%2B16-s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"376+=+s%5E2%2B8s%2B16-s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=376+=+8s%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"376+=+8s%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=360+=+8s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"360+=+8s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can come up with the same equation to solve using common sense instead of formal algebra.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With s the length of a side of the garden, the 2 foot wide path consists of a strip with area 2 times s on each of the four sides, plus a 2-by-2 square in each corner; the total area of the path is 376 sq ft:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%282s%29%2B4%282%2A2%29+=+376 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%282s%29%2B4%282%2A2%29+=+376\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8s%2B16+=+376 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8s%2B16+=+376\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same equation as before....<br><BR>\n" );
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