document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=790130>Question 790130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has perimeter 88 inches. Express the area of the rectangle as a function,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(x), of the length x of one of its sides. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A(x), of the length x of one of its sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=length of rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=length of width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=88-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(88-2x)/2=44-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area,A(x)=x*y=x(44-x)=88-x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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