document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104812>Question 104812</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131656473/algebrahomeworkh>connected mathematics 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a 5 part question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. make drawings of at least three rectangle with an area of 300 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. what is the width of a rectangle with an area of 300 square feet if its length is 1 foot? if its length is 2 feet? if its length is 3 feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.what is the width of a rectangle with an area of 300 square feet and a length of L feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. how does the width of rectangle change if the length increases, but the area remains 300 square feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. make a graph of (width,length) pairs for a rectangle that give an area of 300 squae feet. explain how your graph illustrates your answer for part (d). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cheesey><B>cheesey(22)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cheesey><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a rectangle = width x length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) thus w x l = 300 ft.  draw three rectangles with width and height combinations that equal 300.  For example w=30 ft, l = 10 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) from equation above, if I solve for w, then w = 300/length,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) use equation in b, substituting L for l.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) what happens to Area/Length = Width if you increase length?  Think about a fraction when you increase the denominator, what happens to the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e) create a graph using width as your x coordinate and length as your y coordinate.  pick some values of each that when multiplied gives 300.  I gave you one in part a (30, 10). </SPAN>\n" );
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