Explanation Formula used: The area of a rectangle with the dimensions of length and breadth is, Area=length × breadth The roots of the quadratic equation a x 2 + b x + c = 0 is given by, x = − b ± b 2 − 4 a c 2 a Calculation: Consider the width of the walkway be x . The pool is 50 meters by 25 meters, thus the area of the pool is, A P = 50 × 25 sq meters =1250 sq meters Now, As x is the width of the walkway, then the length of the walkway is 50 + 2 x and width of the walkway is 25 + 2 x . Further, Area of the whole place including the pool and the concretesurface is, A = ( 50 + 2 x ) × ( 25 + 2 x ) Finally, Only 76 square meters of material available to build the nonslip concrete surface, hence, the area of the walkway is given by, A = A W + A P ( 50 + 2 x ) × ( 25 + 2 x ) = 76 + 1250 50.25 + 50.2 x + 2 x .25 + 2 x

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