SOLUTION: A rectangular parking lot must have a perimeter of 440 feet and an area of at least 8000 square feet. Describe the possible lengths of the parking lot. 1.Let________

SOLUTION: A rectangular parking lot must have a perimeter of 440 feet and an area of at least 8000 square feet. Describe the possible lengths of the parking lot. 1.Let_________ represent th

Question 1002336: A rectangular parking lot must have a perimeter of 440 feet and an area of at least 8000 square feet. Describe the possible lengths of the parking lot.
1.Let_________ represent the length.
Let _________ represent the width.
2. Write an equation for the perimeter:_________________________________
3.Write an inequality for the area:______________________________________
4.Use the equation for the perimeter to solve for the length:_____________________________
5.Substitute this expression into the area inequality (so that this inequality has only one variable): _____________________________________
6.Solve the inequality from part 5. Your answer should be a range of values that
represent the dimensions of the rectangular parking lot.

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