Help in need of desperate help A park is putting in a sidewalk of uniform width to go around two sides of a rectangular garden that is 10 feet by 30 feet. The contractor has enough concrete for 176 ft2. What is the maximum width of such a sidewalk?

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Help in need of desperate help  A park is putting in a sidewalk of uniform width to go around two sides of a rectangular garden that is 10 feet by 30 feet. The contractor has enough concrete for 176 ft2. What is the maximum width of such a sidewalk?

victoriasushchik · Answer

h(t)=-16t^2+h , height is 50ft I need to know how to figure out how 
long it would take to fall to the ground 
When it hits the ground its height is zero.
Solve::
-16t^2 + 50 = 0
16t^2 = 50
t^2 = 50/16
time = 1.77 seconds

victoriasushchik · Answer

@madmoiselle_sarcasm  does this make sence?

anonymous · Answer

this is an area problem mor elike it actually I'm try to find "x" which is the width of the sidewalk

victoriasushchik · Answer

ohh ok

anonymous · Answer

yea sadly I need to do factoring as well in this too I just don't know how to exactly