The length of a rectangle with constant area varies inversely as the width. When the length is 18 ft, the width is 8 ft. How do you find the length when the width is 9 ft?

Rosemary Burns

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2022-08-29

The length of a rectangle with constant area varies inversely as the width. When the length is 18 ft, the width is 8 ft. How do you find the length when the width is 9 ft?

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Wilson Riggs

Wilson Riggs

Beginner2022-08-30Added 8 answers

Costant area is obtained by lenght x width, so it is 18 x 8 = 144
Inversely, you obtain the lenght by dividing the area by the width, so
lenght = 144 9 = 16

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