document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121358>Question 121358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A garden area is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 feet squared, what is the width of the path? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #89062 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jaymore><B>jaymore(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jaymore><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=89062\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the width of the path be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New dimension will be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-2x and 20-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area is 400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(30-2x)(20-2x)=400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Expand to get 4x2-100x+200=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 4 throught the equation to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2-25x+50=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factorize or use quadratic formula get the value of X. </SPAN>\n" );
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