SOLUTION: A rectangle has an area of 9 m^2. The function p models the length of the perimeter P of the rectangle in terms of the length x of one of its sides, where P and x are in metres.

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Question 1180966: A rectangle has an area of 9 m^2.
The function p models the length of the perimeter P
of the rectangle in terms of the length x of one of its sides, where P and x are in metres.
What is the equation of p(x)
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A rectangle has an area of 9 m^2.
The function p models the length of the perimeter P
of the rectangle in terms of the length x of one of its sides, where P and x are in metres.
What is the equation of p(x)
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    If x is the length of the rectangle in meters, then the width is  9%2Fx meters.


    The perimeter function is then  p(x) = 2x+%2B+18%2Fx.    ANSWER

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