SOLUTION: a rectangular plot of ground containing 350 square ft is to be fenced.
A)express teh amount of fence needed to enclose the rectangle on all sides as a function of the width,x
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Question 247341: a rectangular plot of ground containing 350 square ft is to be fenced.
A)express teh amount of fence needed to enclose the rectangle on all sides as a function of the width,x
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is given by
So the length, in terms of the area and the width must be:
The perimeter of a rectangle which is the distance around the rectangle and therefore the amount of fence required to enclose it is given by:
Substituting for 
gives us a function for perimeter in terms of width for any given area
For your 350 square foot area:
John
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