SOLUTION: A 10-ft by 20-ft rectangular swimming pool is surrounded by a walkway of uniform width. If the total area of the walkway is 136ft squared, how wide is the walkway?
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Question 563364: A 10-ft by 20-ft rectangular swimming pool is surrounded by a walkway of uniform width. If the total area of the walkway is 136ft squared, how wide is the walkway? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If = the width of the walkway, the
length and width both increase by
given:
Use quadratic equation ( I can ignore the (-) square root )
The walkway is 2 ft wide
check:
OK
