SOLUTION: a rectangle has a perimeter 600m. If the rectangle is x meter wide, express the area of the rectangle in terms of x

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Question 957336: a rectangle has a perimeter 600m. If the rectangle is x meter wide, express the area of the rectangle in terms of x
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area=A; x=width; L=length; P=perimeter
P=2(L+x)
600m=2(L+x) Divide each side by 2.
300m=L+x Subtract x from each side.
300m-x=L
A=Lx Substitute for L
A=(300m-x)(x)
ANSWER:A IN TERMS OF x.

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