SOLUTION: A rectangle has an area of 17 square meters. Find a function that models its perimeter P in terms of the length x of one of its sides.

SOLUTION: A rectangle has an area of 17 square meters. Find a function that models its perimeter P in terms of the length x of one of its sides.

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Question 99806: A rectangle has an area of 17 square meters. Find a function that models its perimeter P in terms of the length x of one of its sides.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the area is the product of the sides, so dividing the area by one side gives the other side

the sides are x and 17/x ... so P=2(x)+2(17/x) ... P=2x+34/x
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