document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=343455>Question 343455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the dimensions of a rectangle whose perimeter is 26 meters and whose arae is 40 square meters. I know this is very basic, but I have not been in a classroom in over 35 years. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is given by multiplying the length times the width, so in your situation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ lw\ =\ 40\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which is to say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ l\ =\ \frac{40}{w}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is two times the length plus two times the width:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2l\ +\ 2w\ =\ 26\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subsituting from above:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\left(\frac{40}{w}\right)\ +\ 2w\ =\ 26\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which is to say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{80}{w}\ +\ 2w\ =\ 26\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yuck!  That is uglier than a mud fence.  Not to worry though, we have a bag of lovely cosmetics...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large w\">:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 80\ +\ 2w^2\ =\ 26w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -26w\"> to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2w^2\ -\ 26w\ +\ 80\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ w^2\ -\ 13w\ +\ 40\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's see, -5 times -8 is 40 and -5 + -8 is -13.  Can you take it from here?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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