SOLUTION: A rectangular lot is to be enclosed with an area of 160x - x^2. let x meters be the length of the field, express the perimeter of the field as a function of X.

Question 1184579: A rectangular lot is to be enclosed with an area of 160x - x^2. let x meters be the length of the field, express the perimeter of the field as a function of X.
Answer by ikleyn(52858) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A rectangular lot is to be enclosed with an area of 160x - x^2 .
Let x meters be the length of the field, express the perimeter of the field as a function of x.
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If the area is    and x is the length, then the width is   = 160-x  meters.


Therefore, the perimeter is


    P = 2x + 2(*160-x) = 320 meters.      ANSWER

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