document.write( "Question 441976: If the length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 9 inches and the perimeter is 86 inches, what are the length and width of the rectangle? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 9 inches
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document.write( "Let x and (x+9)represent the width and length respectively
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document.write( " 2(x+9) + 2x = 86\"
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document.write( "    4x = 68\"
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document.write( "     x = 17\", the width.  The length is 26\"   (17\" + 9\")\r
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document.write( "  2*26\" + 2*17\" = 86\" \r
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