document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361782>Question 361782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangle is known to be 88 feet and the area is 363 square feet. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. I need to know how to set this problem up in order to find the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is the length times the width.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large A\ =\ lw\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times the length plus 2 times the width.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large P\ =\ 2l\ +\ 2w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's use the area formula to develop an expression for length in terms of the width:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ lw\ =\ 363\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ l\ =\ \frac{363}{w}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute into the Perimeter formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\left(\frac{363}{w}\right)\ +\ 2w\ =\ 88\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply through by w:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 726\ +\ 2w^2\ =\ 88w\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the quadratic in standard form and divide by 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ w^2\ -\ 44w\ +\ 363\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.  One root will be the width and the other the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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