SOLUTION: The width of a pool table is x feet, and the length is 4 feet longer than the width. Find polynomials A(x) and P(x) that represent the area and perimeter of the pool table. Find A(

Question 175730: The width of a pool table is x feet, and the length is 4 feet longer than the width. Find polynomials A(x) and P(x) that represent the area and perimeter of the pool table. Find A(4) and P(4).
Answer by EMStelley(208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the width of the table is x, we can represent the length by x+4. Thus, since perimeter = 2L + 2W,
P(x) = 2x + 2(x+4)
P(x) = 2x + 2x + 8
P(x) = 4x + 8
P(4) = 4(4) + 8 = 24 feet
Area is length times width, so

So A(4) = 32 square feet
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