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One World Trade Center, also known as Freedom Tower, is a skyscraper in

downtown Manhattan. It is 1776 feet tall, and has a square 200 ft by 200 ft footprint.
For security reasons, the building was built about 50 feet away from West Street, but
the other faces have a smaller walkway x feet wide, creating a rectangular area
around the building.
a.
Draw a diagram representing the building and the area
around it.
b.
Write an equation of the total area of the building and
the space surrounding it.
c. If the walkway is 13 feet wide, what is the total area?
d. If the total area (around and including the building) is
75000 square feet, how wide is the walkway?

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1. **Building Dimensions:** One World Trade Center is 1776 feet tall with a 200 ft by 200 ft square footprint.

2. **Walkway:** The building has a walkway around it, with a width denoted by \( x \).

3. **Equation:** The total area \( A \) is given by \( A = (200 + 2x)^2 \).

4. **Calculations:** If \( x = 13 \), \( A = 51,076 \) sq ft. If \( A = 75,000 \), \( x \approx 23.79 \) ft.

a. **Diagram:**

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b. **Equation:**

Let \( S \) be the width of the walkway.

The total area \( A \) is the sum of the area of the building and the area surrounding it.

\[ A = (200 + 2S)^2 \]

c. **If \( S = 13 \) feet, what is the total area?**

Substitute \( S = 13 \) into the equation:

\[ A = (200 + 2(13))^2 = 226^2 = 51,076 \, \text{square feet} \]

d. **If the total area is 75,000 square feet, what is the width of the walkway?**

Set \( A \) to 75,000 and solve for \( S \):

\[ 75,000 = (200 + 2S)^2 \]

\[ \sqrt{75,000} = 200 + 2S \]

\[ \sqrt{75,000} - 200 = 2S \]

\[ S = \frac{\sqrt{75,000} - 200}{2} \]

\[ S \approx 23.79 \]

So, if the total area is 75,000 square feet, the width of the walkway is approximately 23.79 feet.

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