If you visualize the problem, there are two concentric circles, the pool, and the pool plus the walkway. So, we have to subtract the area of these two concentric circles to find the walkway.
Bigger circle: Pool plus walkway
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diameter = 18 + 4(2) -- this is because there is 2 ft of walkway at each far end
diameter = 26 ft
Area = pi*(26/2)^2
Area = 530.93 ft2
Smaller circle:pool
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diameter = 18 ft
Area = pi*(8/2)^2
Area = 50.27 ft2
Area of walkway
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A = 530.93 - 50.27
A = 480.66 ft2
Then the cost would be
Cost = $4.25 * 480.66
Cost = $2,042.81
425/1700 = 0.25
Therefore he spends 25% of his income on rent
Answer:
Equation of the line: 
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let 
and 
denote the coordinates of these two points, respectively.
Calculate the slope 
of this line:
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Notice that the slope is zero because the two points have the same 
-coordinates (
) even though their 
-coordinates are distinct (
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Equation for this line in point-slope form:
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Rewrite and simplify to obtain the equation of this line in slope-intercept form:
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The -term was eliminated because the slope was zero.
A would be fine as your answer.
