SOLUTION: If the width x and height y of a rectangle are both changed in a way that the area remains constant at sixteen units. Determine the perimeter P of the rectangle as a function of

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Question 815837: If the width x and height y of a rectangle are both changed in a way that the area remains constant at sixteen units.
Determine the perimeter P of the rectangle as a function of the width.

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a = Lw = 16
L = 16/w
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p = 2L + 2w
p = 2(16/w) + 2w
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Answer:
p = 32/w + 2w
where w cannot be zero
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