document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439191>Question 439191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of each side of the rectangle so that it has the given perimeter.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-5 is one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is other side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=50 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-5 is one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is other side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=50 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 = 2(x + 2x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 = 3x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 (other side)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5 = 15 (side)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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