SOLUTION: Somebody please explain to me if the perimeter of a rectangle is 30 inches, how do you write an equation for the perimeter in standard form.and then graph it. Thanx!!

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Question 22717: Somebody please explain to me if the perimeter of a rectangle is 30 inches, how do you write an equation for the perimeter in standard form.and then graph it.
Thanx!!
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
PERIMETER =2(L+B)=30
L+B=30/2=15
L=-B+15
GIVE DIFFERENT VALUES TO B ,FIND CORRESPONDING VALUES OF L FROM THE ABOVE FORMULA,TABULATE AS BELOW AND PLOT THEM TO GET THE GRAPH AS SHOWN BELOW
B....1....4.....8....12.....
L....14...11....7.....3....
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