In a certain rectangle, the length of one side is always two inches more than four times the length of the other side. At what rate is the enclosed area decreasing when the shorter side is 2 inches long and is decreasing at a rate of 3 inches/minute?

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In a certain rectangle, the length of one side is
always two inches more than four times the length of
the other side. At what rate is the enclosed area
decreasing when the shorter side is 2 inches long
and is decreasing at a rate of 3 inches/minute?
Transcribed Image Text:In a certain rectangle, the length of one side is always two inches more than four times the length of the other side. At what rate is the enclosed area decreasing when the shorter side is 2 inches long and is decreasing at a rate of 3 inches/minute?
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