document.write( "Question 256306: The perimeter of a rectangle is 14 feet, and the area is 12 square feet. What is the width of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #188503 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"P=2L%2B2W=14\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"L%2BW=7\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=12%2FW\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12%2FW%2BW=7\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12%2BW%5E2=7W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W%5E2-7W%2B12=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28W-3%29%28W-4%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W-3=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=4\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"W-4=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=3\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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