Question

joe wants to make a path around the outside perimeter of his vegetable garden which is 50'x70'. If the path is of uniform width and the entire garden and path are to cover a surface area of 4524 square feet how wide should the path be?

Answer 1

i get that part

Answer 2

\[4x ^{2}+240x-1026 = 0\] divide thru by 2 getting\[2x ^{2}+120x-513=0\]Solve for x using quadratic formula.

Answer 3

ohhh ok i got it from their i just didnt know how to set it up

Answer 4

Do you understand the drawing and how it relates to the equations. I tried working the quadratic and got x = 4, but I may have erred.

Answer 5

yes i understand but i dont understand where u got 240 from