document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144127>Question 144127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is three times its width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "theperimeter of the rectangle is56 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a find the length and width of the rectangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b find the area of the rectangle. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i do this please </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104889 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and in this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=3W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=3W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%283W%29%2B2W=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%283W%29%2B2W=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Substitute the result for W into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=3W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=3W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  That will answer part a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the two dimensions found in part a to calculate the area for part b. </SPAN>\n" );
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