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Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Part 1) The width of the pad is
Part 2) The solutions are
and
Step-by-step explanation:
Part 1)
Let
x----> the width of the pad
we know that
Solve for x
Solve the quadratic equation by graphing
The solution is
see the attached figure
Part 2) we have
we know that
The formula to solve a quadratic equation of the form is equal to
in this problem we have
so
substitute in the formula