document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334548>Question 334548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a rectangle has a perimeter of 70 feet what could the measurements for length and width be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #239727 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=239727\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In this case, the perimeter is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70=2L%2B2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70=2L%2B2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. From here, we can divide every term by 2 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35=L%2BW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35=L%2BW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for either L or W. I'm going to solve for L to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=35-W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=35-W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. From here, plug in positive values of W that are less than 35 to generate corresponding values of L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ex: Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=35-4=31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=35-4=31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So a rectangle with a width of 4 feet and a length of 31 feet has a perimeter of 70 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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