document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202909>Question 202909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is six times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 150 yd 2   , find its perimeter.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P = 2l + 2w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But if we let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> represent the width, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 6w\"> represents the width.  Therefore the perimeter is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P = 2(6w) + 2w = 14w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now all you need is the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A = lw\"> and we know the area is 150,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ lw = 6w\cdot w = 6w^2 = 150\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\"> and multiply by 14.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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