Question

​Arif's backyard is 24 by 37 meters. He wants to put a flower garden in the middle of the​ backyard, leaving a strip of grass of uniform width around the flower garden. To be​ happy, Arif must have 424 m squared of grass. Under these conditions what will the length and width of the garden​ be?

Answer 1

Answer:

Length of the flower garden = 29 meters

Width of the flower garden = 16 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

I have also attached a diagram for your convenience

Now First let us see the data we are given with:

Arif's backyard length = 37 meters

Arif's backyard Width = 24 meters

Area that should be left with grass = 424 m^2

Now lets suppose the width of the stirp of grass be "a"

According the image the area of backyard will be:

Area ABCD = 24 x 37

Area ABCD = 888 m^2

The length LM will be = (37 -2a)

The Width LO will be = (24 -2a)

Area LMNO = (37 -2a) x  (24 -2a)

Area LMNO = 888 -74a -48a +4a^2

Area LMNO = 4a^2 -122a + 888

Now in order the to calculate the area of the grass strip we must subtract the area LMNO from the total area ABCD and we already know that the areas the area of grass strip should be 424 m^2

hence, A = Area ABCD - Area LMNO

424 = 888 - (4a^2 -122a + 888)

424 = 888 - 4a^2 +122a - 888

424 = -4a^2 +122a

4a^2 -122a +424=0

(We can solve this quadratic equation by breaking the middle term method)

2(2x-53)(x-4) = 0

2(2x-53) = 0

2x -53 = 0

x = 53/2

x = 26.5 (Not Possible)

x-4 = 0

x = 4

Length of the flower garden = 37 -2(4)

Length of the flower garden = 29 meters

Width of the flower garden = 24 -2(4)

Width of the flower garden = 16 meters