document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214425>Question 214425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has an area of 62 square feet. Determine the perimeter, P, as a function of the width, w. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  The area A of a rectangle is 62 square feet=lw where l is the length and w is the width.  So l=62/w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Perimeter means adding up all the sides of a rectangle or P=l+l+w+w=2(l+w)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Substitute l from Step 1 into Step 2 to yield, P=2*(62/w+w)=2*(62+w^2)/w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2%2A%2862%2Bw%5E2%29%2Fw ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2%2A%2862%2Bw%5E2%29%2Fw\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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