document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316418>Question 316418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is 3 units longer than it is wide. What is the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of w?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><B>moshiz08(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=moshiz08><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Length is 3 more than width. That is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+L+=+3+%2B+W+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+L+=+3+%2B+W+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This equation expresses the length in terms of W. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of the lengths of the four sides. A rectangle is a shape with the opposite sides having the same length, so two of the sides have length L and two of them have length W. Thus the perimeter is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P+=+2L+%2B+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P+=+2L+%2B+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. But we know L in terms of W, so we can substitute that here to get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+2%283%2BW%29+%2B2W+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+2%283%2BW%29+%2B2W+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distributing the 2 gives \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+6%2B2W%2B2W+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+6%2B2W%2B2W+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P+=+6+%2B+4W+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P+=+6+%2B+4W+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is the equation for the perimeter in terms of the width W.  </SPAN>\n" );
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