document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140017>Question 140017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. The perimeter of a rectangular box is 42 inches. The length of the box is 15 inches <BR>\n" );
document.write( "          more than the width. Determine the dimensions of the rectangle in terms of feet <BR>\n" );
document.write( "          Also find the area of the box in terms of feet. Draw the diagram by showing the <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                 (a) How will you set up the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 (b) What are the two linear equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 (c)  What is the product of two dimensions of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 (d)  How is this product different from perimeter. Interpret on that.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L=length, W=width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"The length of the box is 15 inches more than the width\", this means the first equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember the perimeter formula is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2%2AW%2B2%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2%2AW%2B2%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we get the second equation: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42=2%2AW%2B2%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42=2%2AW%2B2%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42=2%2AW%2B2%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42=2%2AW%2B2%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) the product of the two dimensions of the rectangle is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2AL=W%2A%28W%2B15%29=W%5E2%2B15W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2AL=W%2A%28W%2B15%29=W%5E2%2B15W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) The perimeter is a linear equation while the product is a nonlinear equation </SPAN>\n" );
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