SOLUTION: A square swimming pool has an 8-foot–wide sidewalk around it. If the sides of the pool have length z, find a polynomial that gives the area of the sidewalk.

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Question 476287: A square swimming pool has an 8-foot–wide sidewalk around it. If the sides of the pool have length z, find a polynomial that gives the area of the sidewalk.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 ft added to each side --> a square z+16 on each side.
It's
= 32z + 256 sq ft

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