document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177438>Question 1177438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fenced pasture has a central rectangular corral within it that measures 10m by 5m. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total area of the fenced pasture (outside the corral) is 1008 m².<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the width of the pasture border on the long side is double the width of the pasture border on the short side, what is the width of the border? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the width of the pasture border on each side of the corral using factors.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a labeled picture, use let statements and show your work. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the width on the sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x the width on the length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(50+2x)(10+4x) -50=1008\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500 +200x +20x +8x^2-1058=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^2 +220x -558\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x we get x= 2.34 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width along side = 2.34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width along length = 2x = 4.68 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total length =2.34 *2 =4.68 +50 = 54.68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " total width =2.34 *4 = 9.36+10 = 19.36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(54.68)(19.36)-1008 = 50.6 m^2  </SPAN>\n" );
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