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A large swimming pool has a perimeter of 1020 meters, this rectangular-shaped pool is 20 meters longer than 6 times its width. Find its dimensions.

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Final answer:

The width of the pool is 70 meters and the length is 440 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's define the width of the pool as 'w'.

The length of the pool is 20 meters longer than 6 times its width, so the length can be expressed as 6w + 20.

The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula P = 2L + 2W, where P is the perimeter, L is the length, and W is the width.

We are given that the perimeter of the pool is 1020 meters, so we can set up the equation: 1020 = 2(6w + 20) + 2w

Simplifying the equation, we get: 1020 = 12w + 40 + 2w

Combining like terms, we have: 1020 = 14w + 40

Subtracting 40 from both sides of the equation, we get: 980 = 14w

Dividing both sides of the equation by 14, we get: w = 70

So the width of the pool is 70 meters.

Now, we can substitute this value of w into the expression for the length of the pool to find the length: L = 6w + 20 = 6(70) + 20 = 420 + 20 = 440

Therefore, the dimensions of the pool are 70 meters by 440 meters.

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