SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 100 m2. Express the perimeter as a function of the length of one of its sides.

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Question 1184981: The area of a rectangle is 100 m2. Express the perimeter as a function of the length of one
of its sides.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area is 100 m^2.


One side is x meters long.


Then the other side is  100%2Fx  meters long,


and the perimeter is  P = x + 100%2Fx + x + 100%2Fx = 2x + 200%2Fx  meters.    ANSWER

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