1. Let's call:
x: the width of the walkway.
b: 2x+16 (there is a widht "x" of the walkway on each side).
h: 2x+32 (there is a widht "x" of the walkway on each side).
A: 924 ft^2 ( the area of the pool of including the walkway).
2. The area of a rectangle is:
A=(b)(h)
b: the base of the rectangle (2x+16)
a: the height of the rectangle (2x+32)
3. Then, we have a quadratic equation:
924=(2x+16)(2x+32)
4x^2+64x+32x+512-924=0
4x^2+96x-412=0
4. We apply the quadratic formula to find the value of "x":
x=(-b±√(b^2-4ac))/2a
x=3.71
The answer is: The width of the walkway is 3.71 ft
C) The king expected the statue to crumble.
I believe
Not A because regular means all sides are equal.
B has to be the answer because the others are not.
Not C because a right triangle is not regular, i.e. and equilateral triangle.
Not D because a rectangle has different side lengths.
Answer:
1763 ft²
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the given conversion factor, ...
(164 m²)(1 ft/(.305 m))² = 165/.093025 ft² ≈ 1763 ft²
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The exact conversion factor is 1/0.3048, so the area is closer to 1765 ft². For a 4-significant digit answer, you need to use a conversion factor accurate to 4 significant digits.
