document.write( "Question 208023: please help me how to solve this. because i can't get it.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1) the width of the rectangle is one-forth of its lenght. if the perimeter is 40 cm, find the dimensions of the rectangles?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) the perimeter of a standard basketball court is 288ft. find the dimensions of the basketball court if its lenght is 44ft longer than its width. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "PROBLEM 1
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\n" ); document.write( "1) the width of the rectangle is one-forth of its lenght. if the perimeter is 40 cm, find the dimensions of the rectangles?
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\n" ); document.write( "let W = width
\n" ); document.write( "let L = length
\n" ); document.write( "L = (4 * W) which is the same as (W = L / 4)
\n" ); document.write( "P = 40
\n" ); document.write( "= (2 * L) + (2 * W)
\n" ); document.write( "= (2 * (4 * W)) + (2 * W) after replacing L with 4*W
\n" ); document.write( "= (8 * W) + (2 * W)
\n" ); document.write( "= (10 * W)
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\n" ); document.write( "40 = (10 * W)
\n" ); document.write( "W = (40 / 10) = 4 after dividing both sides of the equation by 10.
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\n" ); document.write( "so far you have W = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "L = (4 * W) = (4 * 4) = 16
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\n" ); document.write( "now you also have L = 16
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\n" ); document.write( "W = 4
\n" ); document.write( "L = 16
\n" ); document.write( "W = (L / 4) = (16 / 4) = 4 = correct based on the problem statement.
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\n" ); document.write( "(2 * L) + (2 * W) = 40
\n" ); document.write( "= (2 * 16) + (2 * 4) = 40
\n" ); document.write( "= (32 + 8) = 40
\n" ); document.write( "40 = 40 = correct with W = 4 and L = 16.
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\n" ); document.write( "your answer is:
\n" ); document.write( "the width of the rectangle is 4 and the length of the rectangle is 16.
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\n" ); document.write( "PROBLEM 2
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\n" ); document.write( "2) the perimeter of a standard basketball court is 288ft. find the dimensions of the basketball court if its lenght is 44ft longer than its width.
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 288 feet.
\n" ); document.write( "L = (W + 44)
\n" ); document.write( "(2 * L) + (2 * W) = 288
\n" ); document.write( "= (2 * (W + 44)) + (2 * W) = 288 after replacing L with W + 44.
\n" ); document.write( "= (2 * W) + (2 * 44) + (2 * W) = 288
\n" ); document.write( "= (4 * W) + 88 = 288
\n" ); document.write( "= (4 * W) = 200
\n" ); document.write( "= W = (200 / 4) = 50 after dividing both sides of the equation by 4.
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\n" ); document.write( "so far you have W = 50
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\n" ); document.write( "L = (W + 44) = (50 + 44) = 94
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\n" ); document.write( "now you also have L = 94
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\n" ); document.write( "(2 * L) + (2 * W) = 288
\n" ); document.write( "(2 * 94) + (2 * 50) = 288
\n" ); document.write( "(188 + 100) = 288 = correct based on W = 50 and L = 94.
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\n" ); document.write( "your answer is:
\n" ); document.write( "length = 94 feet
\n" ); document.write( "width = 50 feet \n" ); document.write( "
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