We want to form a rectangular pen of area 160 square feet. One side of the pen is to be formed by an existing building and the other three sides by a fence. (See the figure below.) Let W be the length, in feet, of the sides of the rectangle perpendicular to the building, and let L be the length, in feet, of the other side. Find a formula for the total amount of fence F needed in terms of W and L.

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We want to form a rectangular pen of area 160 square feet. One side of the pen is to be formed by an existing building and the other three sides by a fence. (See the figure below.) Let W be the length, in feet, of the sides of the rectangle perpendicular to the building, and let L be the length, in feet, of the other side.

Find a formula for the total amount of fence F needed in terms of W and L.

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