SOLUTION: A homeowner has 120 feet of fence to enclose a rectangular garden. Come up with a function that gives the area of the garden as a function of the width (Area in terms of width).

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Question 104723: A homeowner has 120 feet of fence to enclose a rectangular garden.
Come up with a function that gives the area of the garden as a function of the width (Area in terms of width).
What I know
length*2 + width*2=120 feet 2W=120-2L Divide everything by 2
W=60-L
Is this complete or do I need to do something else for the answer? Thank you.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, you still need to come up with the area equation for the rectangular garden using width and length.
Once you have the area equation, substitute for width, with (60-L), as you derived.
You're almost there.