SOLUTION: A piece of wire 24 in long is bent into the shape of rectanlge having width X and Length y. Express the area A of the rectangle as a function of X.

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Question 100846: A piece of wire 24 in long is bent into the shape of rectanlge having width X and Length y. Express the area A of the rectangle as a function of X.
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2X+2y=24 ... X+y=12 ... y=12-X ... A=Xy ... A=X(12-X) ... A=12X-X^2