document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164853>Question 164853</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130519669/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LENGTH OF RECTANGLE 26CM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WHAT WIDTH WILL MAKE THE PERIETER GREATER THAN 80CM </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MRperkins><B>MRperkins(300)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MRperkins><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=MRperkins><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know the formula for a rectangle is P=L+L+W+W or P=2L+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are given L=26cm and P>80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In order to find out when P>80 we need to know when P=80.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So plug this into the formula and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=80=26%2B26%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"80=26%2B26%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=80=52%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"80=52%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now subtract 52 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=80-52=52-52%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"80-52=52-52%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28=2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28=2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 and you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=14cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=14cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have found the width that will make the perimeter exactly 80 cm.  However, we want a perimeter greater than 80 cm.  So any width greater than 14 cm will work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=width%3E14cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"width%3E14cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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