document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156649>Question 156649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 60 inches and the length is 4 inches longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the triangle.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the perimeter of a rectangle is 60 inches and the length is 4 inches longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the triangle.(I think you mean \"Find the dimensions of the rectangle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is all the sides added together, in this case there are 4 sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to assign variables to the length and width .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length is 4 inches longer than the width. ( we can say that the width is \"x\" ), if the length is 4 inches longer than the width, the length = \"x+4\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = \"x+4\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our Perimeter = 60, Perimeter of Rectangle = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28Length%29+%2B+2%28Width%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28Length%29+%2B+2%28Width%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can replace \"L\" and \"W\" with the length and width variables<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(since we already have our perimeter, \"60\", we can say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's replace \"L\" with \"x+4\", \"W\" with \"x\",(since we already have our perimeter, \"60\", we can say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We will use distribution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+cartoon+%28+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29=+60%2C+highlight+%282%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B4%29+%2B+2x+=+60%2C+highlight%282%29%28x%2Bhighlight%284%29%29+%2B+2x+=+60%2C+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+=+60%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let us rearrange the numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+%2B+8+%2B+2x+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+%2B+2x+%2B+8+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+%2B+2x+%2B+8+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We will now add like terms <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+cartoon+%28+highlight%282x%29+%2B+highlight%282x%29+%2B+8+=+60%2C+4x+%2B+8+=+60%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+cartoon+%28+highlight%282x%29+%2B+highlight%282x%29+%2B+8+=+60%2C+4x+%2B+8+=+60%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x+%2B+8+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x+%2B+8+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets move the \"8\" to the right side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+cartoon+%28+4x+%2B+8+=+60%2C+4x+%2B+8+-8+=+60+-8%2C+4x+=+60-8%2C+4x+=+52%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+cartoon+%28+4x+%2B+8+=+60%2C+4x+%2B+8+-8+=+60+-8%2C+4x+=+60-8%2C+4x+=+52%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x+=+52+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x+=+52+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now lets divide each side by \"4\" to find \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+cartoon+%28+4x+=+52%2C+4x%2F4+=+52%2F4%2C+highlight%284%29x%2Fhighlight+%284%29+=+52%2F4%2C+cross%284%29x%2Fcross%284%29=52%2F4%2Cx+=+52%2F4%2Cx+=+13+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+13+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+13+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just replace \"x\" with 13 in our length and width variables<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = \"x+4\" = \"13+4\" = \"17\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = \"x\" = \"13\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = \"17\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = \"13\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can check by replacing \"L\"(Length) with \"17\", \"W\"(Width) with \"13\" in our equation, or by replacing \"x\" with \"13\" in one of the other equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28L%29+%2B+2%28W%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2817%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2817%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+34+%2B+26+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+34+%2B+26+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+60+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+60+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (True)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or we can check this way, by replacing \"x\" with \"13\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%28x%2B4%29+%2B+2%28x%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2813%2B4%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2813%2B4%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2817%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2817%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2817%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2817%29+%2B+2%2813%29+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+34+%2B+26+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+34+%2B+26+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+60+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+60+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length(17) is 4 inches longer than the width(13) \"True\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = \"17 inches\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = \"13 inches\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I helped, Levi </SPAN>\n" );
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