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document.write( "A swimming pool 6 meters wide and 10 meters long is to be surrounded by a walkway of uniform width(uniform = the same all around).  The area of the walk way happens to equal the area of the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  What is the area of the pool?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  What is the width of the walkway?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  What is the area of the walk way?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=97361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6*10=60 SQUARE METERS IS THE AREA OF THE POOL.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE AREA OF THE WALKWAY PLUS THE WALKWAY IS 2860=120 SQUARE METERS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6+2X)(10+2X)=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60+20X+12X+4X^2=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+32X+60-120=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X^2+32X-60=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(X^2+8X-15)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > WE GET:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-SQRT[8^2-4*1*-15])/281<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-SQRT[64+60])/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-SQRT124)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+-11.1355)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=(-8+11.1355)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=3.1355/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=1.568 METERS IS THE WIDTH OF THE WALKWAY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.568(10+2*1.568)*2+2(8+1.568)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.568(10+3.136)*2+2(9.568)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.568(13.136)*2+19.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.568*26.27+19.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41.19+19.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60.32 ANSWER FOR THE AREA OF THE WALKWAY (SHOULD BE 60-EXCESS DUE TO ROUNDING) \r<BR>\n" );
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