document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440466>Question 440466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A perimeter of a rectangle is 8 meters and its area is 3.84 m. What are the dimensions? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2L+2w=P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L+2w=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+w=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=4-w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lw=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lw=3.84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w(4-w)=3.84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w-w^2=3.84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2-4w=-3.84 multiply each side by -1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2-4w+4=4-3.84 completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(w-2)^2=.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w-2=+-.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=1.6m, L=2.4m<BR>\n" );
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