The length of a rectangular garden ABCD is 9ft more than its width. It is surrounded by a brick walkway 4 feet wide. Suppose the total area of the walkway is 400 square feet. Write a polynomial to represent the length of PQ.

Answer:
= x + 17
Step-by-step explanation:
The length of PQ is the distance of the walkways plus the length of garden plus the walkway
= (4+x+9+4)
Add the terms together
= x + 17
Answer:
33.5 ft and 24.5 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
PQ= l
PS= w = l - 9
lw- (l - 8)(w - 8)=400
l(l-9)- (l - 8)(l - 9 - 8)=400
l²-9l - (l - 8)(l - 17)=400
l² - 9l - l² +25l -136=400
16l= 536
l=536/16
l= 33.5 ft
w= 24.5 ft