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document.write( "If length = L, and width = W, then = 2L  + 2W = Perimeter, or, 2L + 2W = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since length = 4x, and width = 4x - 2, then we'll have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(4x) + 2(4x - 2) = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 8x - 4 = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length is therefore 4(1) or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and width = 4(1) - 2, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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