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The Martins swimming pool is a square and is in the center of a plot that is 36 meters on a side. They have 1152 square meters of lawn. How long is a side of the pool?

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the answer is 11 for Plato

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Answer:

The answer to your question is: 12 m

Explanation:

Data

plot is 36 meters on a side

lawn = 1152 m²

Area of plot = 36 x 36 = 1296 m²

Area of the pool = 1296 - 1152 = 144 m²

Area of a square = side² = 144

side = √144

side = 12 m

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