document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284446>Question 284446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following questions pertain to a rectangle that has a perimeter of 20cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Find the value of x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Give an expression for the area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter = 2 times width + 2 times length <BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = 2(2x - 3) + 2(2x + 3) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 = 4x - 6 + 4x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 = 8x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20/8 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/2 = x <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area = width times length \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then A = (2x - 3)(2x + 3) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area must be written, in this case, in terms of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 4x^2 + 6x - 6x - 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 4x^2 - 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done!\r<BR>\n" );
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