You want to build a 1000 square foot rectangular infinity pool. Three of the sides will have regular pool​ walls, and the fourth side will have the infinity pool wall. Regular pool walls cost ​$13 per foot​ (regardless of how deep the pool​ is), and the infinity pool wall costs ​$35 per foot​ (regardless of​ depth). If you make the infinity side 50  feet​ long, how much will it cost to build the​ pool?   ​

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You want to build a
1000 square foot rectangular infinity pool. Three of the sides will have regular pool​ walls, and the fourth side will have the infinity pool wall. Regular pool walls cost ​$13
per foot​ (regardless of how deep the pool​ is), and the infinity pool wall costs ​$35 per foot​ (regardless of​ depth). If you make the infinity side
50  feet​ long, how much will it cost to build the​ pool?
 

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