A rhombus is inscribed in a rectangle that is w meters wide with a perimeter of 48 m. Each vertex of the rhombus is a midpoint of a side of the rectangle. Express the area of the rhombus as a function of the rectangle's width. A(w) = (Simplify your answer.)

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A rhombus is inscribed in a rectangle that is w meters wide with a perimeter of 48 m.
Each vertex of the rhombus is a midpoint of a side of the rectangle. Express the area of
the rhombus as a function of the rectangle's width.
A(w) =
(Simplify your answer.)
Transcribed Image Text:A rhombus is inscribed in a rectangle that is w meters wide with a perimeter of 48 m. Each vertex of the rhombus is a midpoint of a side of the rectangle. Express the area of the rhombus as a function of the rectangle's width. A(w) = (Simplify your answer.)
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