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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is 56cm. The width is 6cm less than length. Find the width and length. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let l = w+6  length of rectangle and let w be the width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let P = 56 cm be the perimeter.  Perimeter means adding the 4 sides of a rectangle.  So,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=w%2B6%2Bw%2B6%2Bw%2Bw ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=w%2B6%2Bw%2B6%2Bw%2Bw\"   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=P=4w%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=4w%2B12\"   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=P=4w%2B12=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=4w%2B12=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Subtract 12 to both sides of equation to get 4w by itself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=4w%2B12-12=56-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=4w%2B12-12=56-12\"   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=4w=44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w=44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Divide 4 to both sides of equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4w%2F4=44%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w%2F4=44%2F4\"   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=w=+11+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=+11+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  w = 11 cm is the width of the rectangle and length is 17 cm since\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l=w+6=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check P=4w+12=4(11)+16=44+12=56  So w = 11 cm and l = 17 cm is the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope the above steps were helpful.  Good luck in your homework and studies!  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood and followed the steps. Good luck in your studies. Dr J \r<BR>\n" );
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