document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338462>Question 338462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the perimeter of a rectangle is 70 inches, and the length is 13 less than twice the width. write a system of 2 equation and solve to find the dimension. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x be one side (length) and y (width) be the other so now we can write 2 equations as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2y-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are you with me?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now with the second equation subtract 2y from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y=-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now add this to the first to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug 19 into the second equation and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the width is 16 inches and the length is 19 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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