SOLUTION: The width of a pool table is x feet, and the length is 4 feet longer than the width. Find polynomials A(x) and P(x) that represent the area and perimeter of the pool table. Find

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Question 165442This question is from textbook ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
: The width of a pool table is x feet, and the length is 4 feet
longer than the width. Find polynomials A(x) and P(x) that
represent the area and perimeter of the pool table. Find
A(4) and P(4). This question is from textbook ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA

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W=x ft
L=x+4 ft so A(x)=x(x+4) and P(x)=2(x+(x+4))
P(x)=4x+8
so for A(4)=4(4+4)=32sqft and P(4)=4(4)+8=24ft