document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27948>Question 27948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimater of a rectangle is 56 cm. the lenth of the rectangle is 2 cm more than the width find the dimensions of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17700 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=blubunny01><B>blubunny01(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=blubunny01><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=17700\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you draw a rectangle and label the length (L) and width (W), you will see that the perimeter is the sum of all the sides, i.e. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+L+%2B+W+%2B+L+%2B+W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+L+%2B+W+%2B+L+%2B+W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+2L+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+2L+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, let's set W = x.  Then, since the length is 2cm longer than the width, we can say L = x+2.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also know that the perimeter is 56cm.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, plugging these new equations into our original equation, we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=56+=+2%28x%2B2%29+%2B+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"56+=+2%28x%2B2%29+%2B+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we can solve this equation for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=56+=+2x+%2B+4+%2B+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"56+=+2x+%2B+4+%2B+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   [distribute the 2 to the tokens within the parentheses]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=56+=+4x+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"56+=+4x+%2B+4\"   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=52+=+4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"52+=+4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  [subtract 4 on both sides]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  [divide both sides by 4 to isolate x]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, to get the dimensions, we go back to the equations we wrote:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = x+2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the width is 13cm, and the length is 15cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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