document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388668>Question 388668</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle is to be drawn with perimeter 64cm. if the length is to be 14cm more than the width, determine the area of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275029 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=275029\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter for a rectangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2L%2B2W=P ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2L%2B2W=P\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where L is the length and W is the width. Since \"A rectangle is to be drawn with perimeter 64cm\", we know that P=64, which means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2L%2B2W=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2L%2B2W=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also since \"the length is to be 14cm more than the width\", we can say that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So plug this into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2L%2B2W=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2L%2B2W=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28W%2B14%29%2B2W=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28W%2B14%29%2B2W=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%2B28%2B2W=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%2B28%2B2W=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28%2B4W=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28%2B4W=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4W=64-28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4W=64-28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4W=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4W=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=%2836%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=%2836%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=9%2B14=23 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=9%2B14=23\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=23 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=23\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 23 and the width is 9. This means that the area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=LW=23%2A9=207 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=LW=23%2A9=207\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area is 207 square cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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