Asked by Thomas
a farmer fences off a small.rectangular plot of land thay is 60 feet by 100 feet. within that area, a garden is planted and surrounded by a walkway of uniform width. how wide is the walkway if the area of the planted area is one half of the area of the plot?
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Answered by
Reiny
let the width of the pathway be x ft
width of garden = 60-2x , x < 30
length of garden = 100-2x ,
area of garden = (60-2x)(100-2x)
= 6000 - 320x + 4x^2
area of plot = 6000
half of plot = 3000
4x^2 - 320x + 6000 = 3000
x^2 - 80x + 750 = 0
I will complete the square:
x^2 - 80x + 1600 = -750 + 1600
(x-40)^2 = 850
x-40 = ±√850 = ±29.155
x = ±29.155 + 40
= 69.155 ---> outside our restriction
or
x = 10.845
width of garden = 60-2x , x < 30
length of garden = 100-2x ,
area of garden = (60-2x)(100-2x)
= 6000 - 320x + 4x^2
area of plot = 6000
half of plot = 3000
4x^2 - 320x + 6000 = 3000
x^2 - 80x + 750 = 0
I will complete the square:
x^2 - 80x + 1600 = -750 + 1600
(x-40)^2 = 850
x-40 = ±√850 = ±29.155
x = ±29.155 + 40
= 69.155 ---> outside our restriction
or
x = 10.845
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