document.write( "Question 188378: Perimeter of a rectangle is 200cm. The Area of the Rectangle is 2491 square cm. what is the size of the rectangle?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #141222 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "P=2L+2W= 200cm, eqn1
\n" ); document.write( "A=L*W= 2491 sq.cm., eqn2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In eqn 2 we get, \"L%2Across%28W%29%2Fcross%28W%29=2491%2FW\" ---> L=2491/W, eqn3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eqn 3 in eqn 1:
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28%28highlight%282491%2FW%29%29%29%2B2W=200\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4982%2FW%2B2W=200\" ---> \"%284982%2B2W%5E2%29%2FW=200\", cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "\"2W%5E2%2B4982=200W\" ---> \"2W%5E2%2B4982-200W=0\", divide whole eqn by 2:
\n" ); document.write( "\"W%5E2-100W%2B2491=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "By Quadratic, where\"system%28a=1%2Cb=%28-100%29%2Cc=2491%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Discriminant: \"b%5E2-4ac=100%5E2-4%281%29%282491%29=10000-9961=red%2836%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-%28100%29%2B-sqrt%2836%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29=100%2B-6%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=100%2B6%2F2=106%2F2=red%2853%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=100-6%2F2=94%2F2=red%2847%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "For Width you got 2 values, W1=53cm; W2=47cm\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For Length: Via eqn 3,
\n" ); document.write( "\"L%5B1%5D=2491%2FW%5B1%5D=2491%2F53=red%2847cm%29\", and \"L%5B2%5D=2491%2FW%5B2%5D=2491%2F47=red%2853cm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "L1=47cm; L2=53cm\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check on Perimeter:
\n" ); document.write( "\"200cm=2%28L%5B1%5D%29%2B2%28W%5B1%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"200cm=2%2847%29%2B2%2853%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"200cm=94cm%2B106cm\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"200cm=200cm\"
\n" ); document.write( "We use L2 & W2 on Area:
\n" ); document.write( "\"2491cm%5E2=47%2A53\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2491cm%5E2=2491cm%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, Rectangle can be of L1 & W1 or L2 & W2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo
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