A rectangular park has an area of 1.36 * 10 ^ 8 * f * t ^ 2 The length of the park is 1.6 * 10 ^ 4 ft. Divide the area by the length to find the width of the park.

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To find the width of the park, we can divide the area of the park by its length.

The area \( A \) of the park is given as:

\[ A = 1.36 \times 10^8 \times f \times t^2 \]

The length \( L \) of the park is given as:

\[ L = 1.6 \times 10^4 \text{ ft} \]

We can use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is:

\[ A = L \times W \]

where \( W \) is the width. Rearranging this gives:

\[ W = \frac{A}{L} \]

Substituting the values for \( A \) and \( L \):

\[ W = \frac{1.36 \times 10^8 \times f \times t^2}{1.6 \times 10^4} \]

Now, we need to perform the division:

  1. Divide the coefficients: \( \frac{1.36}{1.6} = 0.85 \).
  2. Use the properties of exponents to simplify \( \frac{10^8}{10^4} = 10^{8-4} = 10^4 \).

Putting it all together, we get:

\[ W = 0.85 \times 10^4 \times f \times t^2 \]

This can also be expressed in scientific notation:

\[ W = 8.5 \times 10^3 \times f \times t^2 \]

Therefore, the width of the park is:

\[ W = 8.5 \times 10^3 \times f \times t^2 \text{ ft} \]