Asked by Jaz
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Mrs. Mabie has a rectangle swimming pool that measures 25 feet by 14 feet. She wants to have a cement walkway installed around the perimeter of the pool. The combined area of the pool and walkway will be 672 square feet. What will be the width of the walkway?
Mrs. Mabie has a rectangle swimming pool that measures 25 feet by 14 feet. She wants to have a cement walkway installed around the perimeter of the pool. The combined area of the pool and walkway will be 672 square feet. What will be the width of the walkway?
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Answered by
Reiny
let the width of the walkway be x ft
dimensions of the whole thing = (25+2x) by (14+2x)
(25+2x)(14+2x) = 672
350 + 78x + 4x^2 - 672=0
4x^2 + 78x - 322 = 0
x = (-78 ± √11236)/8
= 3.5 or a negative
the width should be 3.5 ft
check:
length = 25+7 = 32
width = 14 + 7 = 21
32 x 21 = 672
dimensions of the whole thing = (25+2x) by (14+2x)
(25+2x)(14+2x) = 672
350 + 78x + 4x^2 - 672=0
4x^2 + 78x - 322 = 0
x = (-78 ± √11236)/8
= 3.5 or a negative
the width should be 3.5 ft
check:
length = 25+7 = 32
width = 14 + 7 = 21
32 x 21 = 672
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