SOLUTION: The area (A) of a rectangle is length (l) times its width (w). Express the area of the rectangle as a function of its width if the perimeter is 2 meters.

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Question 1184318: The area (A) of a rectangle is length (l) times its width (w). Express the area of the rectangle as a function of its width if the perimeter is 2 meters.

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


if the perimeter is meters, we have
...........solve for l
....simplify

substitute in




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