document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185755>Question 1185755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Directions: Tell whether or not the following situation illustrates a quadratic equation. Justify your answer by representing the situation in a mathematical sentence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A garden 7 meters by 12 meters 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 square meters. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #816591 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=816591\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> yes this will be done as a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The flower border will be the 92 square meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For uniform width of the flower border, u,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This will have u to the second-power, and no higher, so quadratic! </SPAN>\n" );
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