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Algebra.Com's Answer #477689 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An architect wants to design a window with an area of 24 square feet in the shape of a rectangle with a semicircle on top. If x is the width of the window, express the perimeter P of the window as a function of x. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Find the area of the semicircle: \n" ); document.write( "a = \n" ); document.write( "a = \n" ); document.write( "Find the circumference of the semi circle \n" ); document.write( "C = \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The area of the rectangular portion: \n" ); document.write( "A = 24 - \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The length of the rectangle is the area divided by the width which is x \n" ); document.write( "L = \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 2L + x + semicircle circumference \n" ); document.write( "P(x) = |