document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181559>Question 181559</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592009425/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1 </A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 5 centimeters less than twice its width. the perimeter if the rectangle is 26 centimeters. what are the deminsions of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <i>w</i> be the width of the rectangle.  Then the length must be 2<i>w</i> - 5.  The perimeter is 2 times the length plus 2 times the width, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text {          }\math 2(2w - 5) + 2w = 26\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <i>w</i> to get the width, then multiply the width by 2 and subtract 5 to get the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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