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document.write( "2. The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters. The width is one-hald meter less than one half of the length. What is the area of the rectangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters. The width is one-hald meter less than one half of the length. What is the area of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the integer x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "next two odd integer will be x-2 and x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x-2 +x-4=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-6=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters. The width is one-half meter less than one half of the length. What is the area of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the length be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = x/2 -1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+ 2(x/2-1/2) =68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+x-1=68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=11\r<BR>\n" );
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