document.write( "Question 417553: The length of a rectangular board is 9 meters greater than the width. If the perimeter of the board is 26 meters, then what are the length and the width? Enter your answers in the blanks. Enter only the numeric values rounded to the nearest tenth.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Width+=+W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Length++=L\" ...the length of a rectangular board is \"9m\" greater than \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the width ; so, we have \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=W%2B9m\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"perimeter=P\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P=2%28L%2BW%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=2%28L%2BW%29\"...replace \"L\" with \"W%2B9m\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=2%28W%2B9m%2BW%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=2W%2B18m%2B2W\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=4W%2B18m\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8m=4W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8m%2F4=W\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2m=W\"........now find \"L\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=W%2B9m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"L=2m%2B9m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=11m\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=2%2811m%2B2m%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=2%2813m%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26m=26m\"\r
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