SOLUTION: For a fixed area, the length of a rectangle is inversly proportional to its width. A rectangle has a width of 18 feet and a length of 12 feet. If the length is increased to 16 feet
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Question 219578: For a fixed area, the length of a rectangle is inversly proportional to its width. A rectangle has a width of 18 feet and a length of 12 feet. If the length is increased to 16 feet, find the width.
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Length = K / Width
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example is ,,,12 = K/18,,,,,K=216,,,
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problem,,,,16=216/w,,,,,,w=13.5 ft
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check: K=16*13.5 = 216,,,,ok
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