document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210150>Question 210150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was working on my Algebra and it came up with a Geometry Problem. Sorry Only thing I know of is that I must do x=3 . After that im lost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the length and width of a rectangle which has a perimeter of 24. And the Length is 3 inches greater then the width. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158803 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=158803\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter P of any rectangle with length L and width W is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since the rectangle has \"a perimeter of 24\", this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Plug this in to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This is our first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, since \"the Length is 3 inches greater then the width\", this means that we take the unknown width W and add 3 inches to it to get the length L. Algebraically, we get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24=2%28W%2B3%29%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24=2%28W%2B3%29%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24=2W%2B6%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24=2W%2B6%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24=4W%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24=4W%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24-6=4W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24-6=4W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=4W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=4W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818%29%2F4=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818%29%2F4=W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F2=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F2=W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=9%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=9%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=4.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=4.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the width is 4.5 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the length is \"3 inches greater then the width\", just add 3 to the width to get the length like so: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=4.5%2B3=7.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=4.5%2B3=7.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length and width are 7.5 inches and 4.5 inches respectively. </SPAN>\n" );
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