SOLUTION: A small rectangular playground that is 10feet by 14feet is going to have a grass border of uniform width on all sides. If the area of the grass is 145 sq.ft. how wide is the border
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Question 315009: A small rectangular playground that is 10feet by 14feet is going to have a grass border of uniform width on all sides. If the area of the grass is 145 sq.ft. how wide is the border. Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 10*13=1,400 is the area of the playground.
(10+2x)(14+2x)=1,400+145
1,400+28x+20x+4x^2=1,545
4x^2+48x+1,400-1,525=0
4x^2+48x-125=0
x=(-48+-sqrt[48^2-4*4*-125])/2*4
x=(-48+-sqrt[2,304+2,000])/8
x=(-48+-sqrt4,304)/8
x=(-48+-65.6)/8
x=(-48+65.6)/8
x=17.6/8
x=2.2 ans. for the width of the grass border.
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