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Alfonse cuts half a rectangular lawn, 50m by 20m, by mowing strips of equal width around the perimeter. Bart cuts the small rectangle in the middle that's left. How wide a strip does Alfonse cut so that they share the work equally?

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  1. 50 * 20 = 1000

    strip width = s

    interior dimensions

    (50-2s)(20-2s) = half original = 500

    1000 - 140 s + 4 s^2 = 500
    so
    4 s^2 - 140 s +500 = 0

    s^2 - 35 s + 125 = 0

    s = [35 +/- sqrt (1225-500) ]/2
    s = [35+/- 26.92 ] /2
    s = 30.96 or 4.04
    must be 4.04 because strips of 31 each end will not work
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    check
    50 - 2(4.04) =41.92
    20 - 2(4.04) = 11.92
    11.92 * 41.92 = 499.6 fine

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