document.write( "Question 159431: the lengths of two sides of a rectangle are consecutive odd integers. the perimeter is 120 cm. What is the area of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #117568 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Let \"Width=x\", 1st odd integer\r\n" );
document.write( "\"Length=x%2B2\", 2nd odd integer\r\n" );
document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"120=2%28x%2B2%2Bx%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"120=2%282x%2B2%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"120=4x%2B4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"120-4=4x\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"116=4x\" --------> \"cross%28116%2929%2Fcross%284%29=cross%284%29x%2Fcross%284%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"x=29cm\", WIDTH\r\n" );
document.write( "\"29%2B2=31cm\", LENGTH\r\n" );
document.write( "Therefore:\r\n" );
document.write( "\"A=L%2AW=29%2A31\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"A=899squnits\"\r\n" );
document.write( "Thank you,\r\n" );
document.write( "Jojo
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