SOLUTION: an outdoor hot tub has a diameter of 2m. The hot tub is surrounded by a circular wooden deck, so that the deck has a uniform width. If the top area of the deck and the hot tub is 6

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Question 974751: an outdoor hot tub has a diameter of 2m. The hot tub is surrounded by a circular wooden deck, so that the deck has a uniform width. If the top area of the deck and the hot tub is 63.6m^2, how wide is deck to nearest tenth of a metre
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tub radius, 1 meter.

Finding tub+deck radius:
pi%2Ar%5E2=63.6
r%5E2=63.6%2Fpi
r=sqrt%2863.6%2Fpi%29

Uniform width of the deck:
highlight%28sqrt%2863.6%2Fpi%29-1%29 meters