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document.write( "the width of a rectangle is 12cm less than 3 times its length. write an expression to represent the area. simplify. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let length be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then width = 3x-12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = length*width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = x(3x-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 3x^2-12x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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