Area around of the path around a square field is 900 square meters. Find the width of the path if the side the side of the square field is 40 m.
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Width is 5m
Step-by-step explanation:
Side = 40 m
Let width = w
Area of path = Area of entire park - Area of field
900= (side+width+width)² - (side)²
900= (40 + 2w)² - 1600
1600+900 = (40+2w)²
2500 = (40+2w)²
Taking square root of both sides:
50 = 40 + 2w
10 = 2w
w = 5
Width = 5m
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