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A rectangular walkway is 18 feet longer than it is wide. If the area of the walkway is 88 square feet, find the length and the width.

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A rectangular cabinet door has a 20 inch by 38 inch glass panel in the center with a uniform wooden edge around the glass. If the area of the wooden edge is 248 square inches, how wide is the wooden edge?

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A diver jumps from a 48 foot cliff into the ocean below with an initial velocity of 8 ft/sec. The height of the diver from the ocean after t sec is given by h = -16t2 + 8t + 48. When does the diver hit the water?
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Let the width of the rectangular walkway bex.
According to the given condition the length is given as (x+18).
The area of the rectangular walkway is given as
x(x+18)=88
Or x^2+18x-88=0
Or x^2+22x-4x-88=0
Or,x(x+22)-4(x+22)=0
Or,(x-4)(x+22)=0
Or,x=4,-22
Width of the rectangular walkway cannot be negative. ...

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