factory is to be built on a lot measuring 120 ft by 160 ft. A local building code specifies that a lawn of uniform width and equal in area to the factory must surround the factory. What must the width of the lawn be? f the dimensions of the factory are AA ft by BB ft with A

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 factory is to be built on a lot measuring 120 ft by 160 ft.

A local building code specifies that a lawn of uniform width and equal in area to the factory must surround the factory.

What must the width of the lawn be?

f the dimensions of the factory are AA ft by BB ft with A<BA<B, then A=A=    and B=B=

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