document.write( "Question 258676: One side of a rectangle is one foot longer than twice the
\n" ); document.write( "other side, and the perimeter is 56 feet. \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"P=2%2A%28L%2BW%29=56\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2A%281%2B2W%2BW%29=56\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3W%2B1=28\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3W=27\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=1%2B2W=1%2B18=19\"$
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