SOLUTION: A swimming pool 6 m wide and 10 m long is to be surrounded by a cement path of uniform width. The area of the path is equal to the area of the pool. What is the width of the path?
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Question 518189: A swimming pool 6 m wide and 10 m long is to be surrounded by a cement path of uniform width. The area of the path is equal to the area of the pool. What is the width of the path? Found 2 solutions by richscary, josmiceli:Answer by richscary(3) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the area of the pool is m2
Let = the width of the path
Both the length and width are increased by
The area of the path + pool = m2
Complete the square
The width of the path is 1.5678 m
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