document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313246>Question 313246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 24 square centimeters and its side lengths are x centimeters and x + 2 centimenters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  find the side lengths of a rectangle.  justify your answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  find the perimeter of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "24=X(X+)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=X^2+2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+2X-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+6)(X-4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=4(4+2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=4*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=24<BR>\n" );
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