document.write( "Question 348649: Elissa wants to set up a rectangular dog run in her backyard. She has 36 feet of fencing to work with and wants to use it all. If the dog run is to be x feet long, express the area of the dog run as a function of x. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #249598 by nyc_function(2741)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your question is not very clear.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The area of a rectangle of side x is S=x^2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I suppose you wanted the area. So : a rectangle has 4 sides, so 4*x=36. The \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "side is 9. So the area is 9^2 or 9*9 and equals 81.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope I helped. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |