document.write( "Question 342055: A yard has a perimeter of 400 meters. Write an equation for the area of the yard if the width has a length of x. Can you please show steps...? \n" ); document.write( "
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W=X
\n" ); document.write( "P=2L+2X
\n" ); document.write( "400=2L+2X
\n" ); document.write( "2X=400-2L
\n" ); document.write( "X=(400-2L)/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=200-L
\n" ); document.write( "THUS:
\n" ); document.write( "A=LX
\n" ); document.write( "A=L(200-L)
\n" ); document.write( "A=200L-L^2 ANS.
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