SOLUTION: A 1/4 -mile track for racing stock cars consists
of two semicircles connected by parallel straightaway. In order to provide sufficient room for pit crews,
emergency vehicles, and
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emergency vehicles, and
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Question 1079274: A 1/4 -mile track for racing stock cars consists
of two semicircles connected by parallel straightaway. In order to provide sufficient room for pit crews,
emergency vehicles, and spectator parking, the track must enclose an area of 100,000 square feet. Find the length of the
straightaways and the diameter of the semicircles to the nearest foot.
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