∴x? ( 100-4x)=400
100x - 4x? - 400=0
-4(x? - 25x + 100)=0
(x-5)(x-20)=0
∴x=5 or x=20
When AB=5, BC= 100-4? five
= 100-20 = 80m, and the known middle wall is only 25m, so it is abandoned.
∴ AB = 20m
So BC= 100-4? 20 = 100-80 = 20m