Tuesday, June 2, 2015

What is x if the area of a rectangle is 16 and the length of the rectangle is x^5/(x+1) and the width is (x+1)/x^3?

given a rectangle with length (L) and width
(W)


L = (x^5)/(x+1)


W =
(x+1)/x^3


Also given that the area of the rectangle =
16


But the area A is:


A = L *w
= 16


==> (x^5)/(x+1) * (x+1)/x^3 =
16


Reduce similar
terms:


==> x^5/ x^3 =
16


But we know that: x^a/x^b =
x^(a-b):


==> x^(4-3) =
16


==> x^2 =
16


==> x=
4


Now to find the sides of the
rectangle, we will substitue with x=
4:


L = x^5/(x+1) = 4^5/(5) =
1024/5 = 204.8


W = (x+1)/x^3 =
5/4^3 = 5/64=
0.078125


==> L *W =
204.8 * 0.078125 = 16

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