Answer :
The dimension of the flower garden, which located in the middle of the backyard surrounded by a strip of grass, is 26 m length and 16 m width.
The situation can be depicted on the attached picture.
We need to translate the word problem into algebraic expressions.
Let x be the width of the grass strip.
Let A be the area of the grass strip.
Then,
A = 2 . 22x + 2 . (32 - 2x)x
288 = 2 . 22x + 2 . (32 - 2x)x (divide by 2)
144 = 22x + x(32 - 2x) (divide by 2)
72 = 11x + x(16 - x)
72 = 27x - x²
x² - 27x + 72 = 0
This is a quadratic equation. One of the methods to solve a quadratic equation is by factorization.
Factorize the left side:
(x - 3) (x - 24) = 0
x = 3 or x = 24
The length of the flower garden = 32 - 2x
The width of the flower garden = 22 - 2x
Substitute x = 3:
The length of the flower garden = 32 - 2 . 3 = 32 - 6 = 26 m
The width of the flower garden = 22 - 2 . 3 = 16 m
Note that if we substitute x = 24, it will results in negative values while the dimension is always positive.
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