document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=411928>Question 411928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of a rectangle is 3 cm less than four times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 34 cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let width = x cm  then length = 4x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter =  2(length + width) =  2(x + 4x -3) = 2(5x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as, given \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(5x-3) = 34 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 10x -6 = 34 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 10x = 40 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x = 40/10 = 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 4*4-3 = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 13cm , width =4cm\r<BR>\n" );
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