document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294525>Question 294525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 4 centimeters longer than its width. If the perimeter is 28 centimeters, find the length and the width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let l be the be the length and w the width of the rectangle.  Then we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.) l = w + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.) 2*l + 2*w = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting w+4 for l in equation 2.) we have: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*(w+4) + 2*w = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*w + 8 + 2*w = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*w = 28-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*w = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From 1.) we have l = w + 4 = 5+4 = 9  </SPAN>\n" );
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