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Question 149543: Please help me solve this, I don't understand it!
The point (1,-1) in rectangular coordinates is the same as what point in polar coordinates.
Thank you, Natalie
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Question 149659: A rectangular box has dimensions 1 1/2 feet x 2 feet x 3 feet. What is the length of the longest object that can be put in the box, if the object can be placed in any position? This comes from the THEA Practice Test. Thanks
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Question 149704: a recatngular ro0m is 7ft longer than its wide.its area is 228ft squared.what is the width of the ro0m??
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Question 150280: The length of a rectangle is equal to 3 times it's width. If the perimeter is equal to 240 ft. What is the lenght of the rectangle?
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Question 150934: A rectangle's width is six times its length. The perimeter of the rectangle is two hundred thirty-eight feet. What is the area of the rectangle?
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Question 151409: If the perimeter is 210 yards and the area is 2250 square yards, what are the dimensions?
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Question 151539: Can you help me with this problem. The lenght of a rectangular garden is 20 feet longer than the width. The perimeter must be between 80 and 100feet for the fencing that has been purchased. What are the possible widths for the garden.
I started with p=2L=2W Perimeter
A=LW
I don't where to even start.
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Question 151724: The length of a rectangle is 7 meters more than the width. the length of a diagonal is 13 meters. find the length
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Question 152098: Find the iength and width or a rectanguler lot with a perimeter of 88 meters if the length is 4 meters more than the width.
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Question 152104This question is from textbook
: Okay here is a tough one, for me anyway. I would appreciate some help with this problem:
You have a sheet of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. You need to measure exactly six inches. You don't have a ruler or other measuring device. Can you measure exactly six inches using the sheet of paper? Explain.
Thanks to any and all who help.This question is from textbook

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Question 152099: Find the length and width or a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 88 meters if the length is 4 meters more than the width.
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Question 152097: Find the iength and width or a rectanguler lot with a perimeter of 88 meters if the length is 4 meters more than the width.
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Question 152281This question is from textbook

: You have 480 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. You want the length of the garden to be 30 feet greater than the width. Find the length and width of the garden. How long should each piece be?This question is from textbook

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Question 154071: A rectangular box is(3x+7) feet wide, (6x + 3) feet long, and (7x-1)feet high.
Find the volume of this box./
Please help me with this one,I tried to do it.
V=LWH
V=(6x+3)(3x+7)(7x-1)
126x-21
Thank you
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Question 154084: What is the area in square feet of a room that is (4x-3) feet wide and (2x-7) feet long.
(4x-3)(2x-7) = 8x-28+6x-10
14x-38
------ = 7x -19
2
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Question 154077: What is the area in square feet of a room that is (4x-3) feet wide and (2x-7) feet long.
(4x-3)(2x-7) = 8x-28+6x-10
14x-38
------ = 7x -19
2
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Question 154586: The width of a rectangular box is 4 times its height, and its length is 3 ft more than its height. The volume of the box is 49 ft cube. Find the height of the box.
volume = lwh
49 = (4x)(3+x)(x)
49 = 4x3 +12x2
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Question 155022: A rectangle having twice the area of a square is formed by decreasing two parallel sides of the square by 2 cm. and increasing the other two parallel sides by 12 cm. How long is each side of the square?
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Question 155433: a homeowner has built a shuffleboard rectangle in her backyard. the length of the court is 7 times as long as the width, and the perimeter is 96 feet. find the dimensions
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Question 156436: Calculate the area of a rectangle with a length of 12.0 cm and a width of 96.0 mm.

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Question 156656: A box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 15 inches by 30 inches by cutting out equal squares of side x at each corner and then folding up the sides
So I have to find the volume when l=30-2x, w=15-2x and h=x
I tried to multiply everything out and got 4x^3-60x^2+450x... but got stuck... not sure wether doing that was right and if so how to continue - looked at taking x out, but still ended up in a big mess - could someone do a step by step breakdown please?

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Question 156964: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 24 ft. The length is 2 ft more than the width. Find the length and the width of the garden.
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Question 157352: The width of a rectangle is fixed at 11 cm. What lengths will make the perimeter greater than 88 cm?
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Question 158677: I will first describe the picture. There is a rectangle, ABCD with the long side labeled y and short side labeled x.
Here is the question.
If the perimeter of the rectangle ABCD is equal to p, and x=1/5 y, what is the value of y in terms of p?
I know the answer is (5p)/(12) but am not sure how this answer is derived?
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Question 158958: Find the missing dimension in each rectangle. Length is 13m and perimeter is 68m
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Question 159213: A rectangular lot, whose area is 210 meter square, has one of its longer sides next to a river. The total length of fence surrounding the lot is 42 meter. Find the dimensions of the lot.
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Question 159212: A rectangular patio is surrounded on three sides by a fence (the remaning side is up against the house). If the area of the patio is 38 meter square, and the total length of fence is 18 meters, what is the length and width of the patio.
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Question 159411: what is the area of a 11 by 3x rectange
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Question 159838: A farmer has 800 ft of fencing material to enclose a rectangular field. The
width of the field is 175 ft. How do I find the length and area of the field?
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Question 159892: Calculating the dimension of a rectangle with 28 inch length and surrounds a 48 square inch picture. How do I calculate the dimension of the rectangle given this information.
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Question 160165: the volume of the box is 560 inches. the width is 7 inches. how long and heigh of the box

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Question 160257: Find the perimeter of a rectangular board whose length is 3 feet longer than the width.
p= 2l + 2w

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Question 160264: A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 200 ft of fence. Find the length and width of the garden if its area is 2400 square feet.
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Question 160339: The area of a rectangle is 30 cm^2. The perimeter is 26cm. What are the length and width of the rectangle.
this is what i have so far
a=lw so 30= lw
p=2L + 2W so 26= 2L+2W
I'm not sure if I am supposed to substitute the first equation into the second one or just try to isolate L and w.
thanks.

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Question 161451: The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is P=2L+2W,where L is the length and W is width. A rectangle has a perimeter of 24 inches.find its dimensions if its length is 3 inches greater than its width.
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Question 162328: A bedroom is 12 feet in length, 13'2 feet wide and 8 feet high. What is the volume?

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Question 162778: As a real estate tycoon you have bought a rectangular parcel of waterfront property and want to enclose your land as follows: Using 5000 feet of fencing you want to enclose a rectangular section on only three sides using the water as the 4th side. What dimensions (length and width of the rectangle) should the enclosure be to assure maximum area?
I have been working on this problem for over two hours, it's ripping my mind apart! PLEASE HELP.
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Question 163403: A rectangle has a diagonal of length 20 ft. and a perimeter or 56 ft. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 163403: A rectangle has a diagonal of length 20 ft. and a perimeter or 56 ft. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 163485: If the length of a rectangle were decreased by seventeen feet the rectangle would be a square. The perimeter of the rectangle is three hundred twenty-six feet. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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