document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197842>Question 197842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 inches.  If the length is 1 inch less than twice the width, what are the dimensions? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <b><i>x</i></b> represent the width, then <b>2<i>x</i> - 1</b> represents the length.  Since the perimeter is calculated by adding two times the length to two times the width:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2(2x - 1) + 2x = 28\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just solve for <b><i>x</i></b> to get the width.\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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