SOLUTION: A vacant rectanglar lot is been turned into a community vegetable garden measuring 15m.by 12m. with a path of uniform width surrounding the garden. if the area of the lot is 378sq.

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Question 211672: A vacant rectanglar lot is been turned into a community vegetable garden measuring 15m.by 12m. with a path of uniform width surrounding the garden. if the area of the lot is 378sq.m. find the width of the path surrounding the garden. quadratic equation
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(15 + 2w)(12 + 2w) = 378

180 + 54w + 4w^2 = 378

4w^2 + 54w - 198 = 0 ___ 2w^2 + 27w - 99 = 0

(2w + 33)(w - 3) = 0

2w + 33 = 0 ___ w = -33/2 ___ negative value not realistic

w - 3 = 0 ___ w = 3