A campground owner has 24002400 m of fencing. he wants to enclose a rectangular field bordering a river, with no fencing along the river. (see the sketch.) let x represent the width of the field. (a) write an expression for the length of the field as a function of x.

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Harold Ball

6 March, 00:52

A campground owner has 24002400 m of fencing. he wants to enclose a rectangular field bordering a river, with no fencing along the river. (see the sketch.) let x represent the width of the field. (a) write an expression for the length of the field as a function of x.

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Makena Day · Answer 1

We define variables:

x = represent the width of the field

y = represent the length of the field

We write the perimeter (with no fencing along the river):

2400 = 2x + y

We clear y:

y = 2400-2x

Answer:

an expression for the length of the field as a function of x is:

y = 2400-2x