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A swimming pool is to be constructed in a 1,408-ft2 backyard. There is to be a fence that will surround a 12-by-24-foot pool. The pool builder wants to build a concrete paver deck of a uniform width, x, surrounding the pool and filling the entire area of the backyard. What is the width of the pool deck?

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The width of the pool is 10 feet.

What is area of rectangle?

The area of rectangle is product of length and breadth.

Let the width be x.

length = 24 + 2x. and breadth =  12 + 2x

We know, area= 1408 ft².

(12 + 2x)(24 + 2x) = 1408

12*24 + 12*2x + 24*2x + (2x)² = 1408

288 + 72x + 4x² = 1408

4x² + 72x + 288 - 1408 = 0

4x² + 72x - 1120 = 0

x² + 18x - 280 = 0

x² - 10x + 28x - 280 = 0

x(x - 10) + 28(x - 10) = 0

(x - 10)(x + 28) = 0

So, x=10, -28.

Hence, the width be 10 feet.

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