document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=427041>Question 427041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How does a 4th grader find the dimensions of a rectangle when the perimeter is 58 and the area is 54. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2L + 2W = 58 --> L + W = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = L*W = 54<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 54/W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(54/W) + W = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 + W^2 = 29W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(W - 2)*(W - 27) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure that'll work in the 4th grade, it's been awhile since I was there.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor 54 and look for a pair that adds to 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 x 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 x 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 x 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 x 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Only 2 by 27 fits.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the solution is not integers, that won't work. </SPAN>\n" );
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