Rick's lumberyard has 360 yd of fencing with which to enclose a rectangular area. If the enclosed area is x yards​ long, express its area as a function of its length.

180x - x²

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the yard has 360 yd. of fencing, hence the perimeter of Rick's lumberyard has 360 yd.

Given that the yard is x yards long. Let y represent the width of the yard. Hence:

Perimeter of the yard = 2(length + width) = 2(x + y)

Substituting:

360 = 2(x + y)

180 = x + y

y = 180 - x

Therefore the width of the yard is (180 - x) yard.

The area of the yard is the product of the length and the width, hence:

Area (A) = length * width

A = x * (180 - x)

A = 180x - x²

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step-by-step explanation:

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x = ±sqrt(10)

step-by-step explanation:

5 - 2x² = -15

subtract 5 from each side

5-5 - 2x² = -15-5

-2x^2   = -20

divide by -2 on each side

-2x^2   /-2= -20/-2

x^2 =10

take the square root on each side

sqrt(x^2 )=±sqrt(10)

x = ±sqrt(10)

check:

5 - 2x² = -15

+sqrt(10)

5 - 2(sqrt(10))² = -15

5 -2(10) = -15

5 -20 = -15

-15 = -15

-sqrt(10)

5 - 2(-sqrt(10))² = -15

5 -2(10) = -15

5 -20 = -15

-15 = -15