SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 100m^2. Express the perimeter in terms of x where x is the length of one side of the rectangle.

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Question 1199943: The area of a rectangle is 100m^2. Express the perimeter in terms of x where x is the length of one side of the rectangle.
Answer by ikleyn(52887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the area of the rectangle is 100 m^2 and x is the length,  then the width is  100%2Fx  meters.


Then the perimeter is the sum of four sides

    P = x + 100%2Fx + x + 100%2Fx = 2x + 200%2Fx  meters.    ANSWER

Solved.