document.write( "Question 176865: A rectangle has perimeter 18m. Express the area of the rectangle as a fundtion A(l)of the length l of one of its sides. \n" ); document.write( "
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Rectangle's perimeter
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"P=2L%2B2W=18\"
\n" ); document.write( "Rectangle's area
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"A=L%2AW\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use eq. 1 to get W as a function of L.
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"P=2L%2B2W=18\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2W=18-2L\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"W=9-L\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute that expression into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"A%28L%29=L%2A%289-L%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%28L%29=9L-L%5E2\"
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