Question

Elissa wants to set up a rectangular dog run in her backyard. She has 32 feet of fencing to work with and wants

Answer 1

Answer:

A(x) = x(16 -x)

Step-by-step explanation:

Area is the product of length and width. If the length is x, then the width will be half of the total perimeter less the two sides of length x, (32-2x)/2 = 16-x.

So, the area is ...

... A = length · width

... A(x) = x(16 -x)

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If you like, you can expand this to ...

... A(x) = -x² +16x